But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation, my God will hear me. – Micah 7:7
The story is told of some famous trapeze artists who revealed the special relationship between the flyer and the catcher on the trapeze. They follow some very important rules, such as, “the flyer is the one who let's go, and the catcher is the one who catches.” As the flyer swings on the trapeze high above the crowd, the moment comes when he must let go. He flings his body out into mid-air. His job is to keep flying and wait for the strong hands of the catcher to take hold of him at just the right moment. The flyer must never try to catch the catcher. The flyer’s job is to wait in absolute trust. The catcher will catch him, but he must wait.
Romans 8:24 was paraphrased in Eugene Peterson’s The Message, as follows, “Waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting.”
Just as the flyer has to have confidence in the catcher, God wants you to wait on Him with complete confidence, in everything – your today and your tomorrow. Can you let go of the trapeze bar of anxiety and depression and fling yourself toward Him waiting for His strong hand to grasp hold of you? He has promised to always catch you, just at the right time.
As He watches over you, He longs to have all people trust Him. Pray for your fellow citizens to look to the only One who is strong enough to save them.
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