June 27: Waiting for the Morning
You’ve been praying about a defect for weeks, and it doesn’t feel like anything has changed.
“I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.”
The psalmist writes: I wait for the Lord. My soul waits. I hope in His word. My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
He repeats the line about watchmen. You can almost feel the long night in it.
A watchman’s job was to stay awake all night on the city wall, looking for danger. It was lonely, cold work. And all night long, he looked east, waiting for the first gray light that meant his shift was almost over.
He couldn’t make the sun rise. He couldn’t hurry it. But he knew it would come. So he waited, and he watched.
That’s what Step Six can feel like sometimes. You’re willing. You’ve prayed. You’ve done what you can. And the defect is still there. Impatience. Fear. Self-centeredness. It feels like a long night.
The psalmist doesn’t pretend the waiting is easy. He longs. But he also hopes, because he’s waiting on God’s word, and God’s word is reliable.
Defects often don’t disappear overnight. Many people find they fade gradually, so slowly it’s hard to notice day to day. Then one day you realize you handled something calmly that would have set you off a year ago. The sun came up while you were watching.
Waiting isn’t passive. The watchman stayed awake. You keep praying, keep showing up, keep doing the next right thing. But you also stop demanding instant results.
The morning is coming. It always does.
Remember too that you’re not waiting alone. Your sponsor, your meeting and your church are on the wall with you, watching for the same morning. Lean on them during the long nights.
One thing today
Think back six months, or a year. Write down one way you’ve changed that you didn’t notice while it was happening. Let it remind you that the morning comes.
A prayer
Lord, I’m waiting, and it feels like a long night. I hope in Your word. I know the morning is coming. Help me keep watching, keep praying, and trust Your timing. Amen.
On patience in Step Six.
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