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To wait upon God means “is silent unto God”.

When we read some time in the psalms, we will identify that David also, in his life, was torn back and forth between “the silent and the rearing up”. One time confident and then also frightened, one time strong and another time weak. It is often the same with our faith one time sky-high jubilant and another time depressed to death.

To silently wait upon God is a whole intrinsic development of our state of belief, which grows from the experience with our Lord. This development is not always in and of an even line. Backlashes are to be expected – but will in no way cause any harm. He who has experienced his belief will be able to confirm this as well as the one who still hesitates and only feels himself along. The Older one will surely have more experience with this development – process. The Young one is on his way to experience his belief – with God.

The silent waiting still seems hard. Contradiction and objection will be voiced. Solutions will have to be found. One can’t just be idle and wait. There our soul does rear up somehow.

To revoke oneself and hand over the things of life in trust to God and Christ, has to be learned. Here I recall the verse from our Hymn “Him, Him let do and reign, He is a wise prince and will act this way, that you will be amazed.” To be still is also a “confidential matter” in the pressurized times in life it is learned. In Psalm 42:5 it says: “Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance”.

There a man says: “When I stopped wanting to regulate everything myself, to fight and come to terms with my life, it became still within me. My strengths were used up. Now was God’s time at last, all my hectic life came to rest.”

Who becomes still or is, gives himself the chance to really hear: into himself and to God. Blessed are those who hear God – it is the unrenouncable condition to blessed trading.

He is my safe retreat – in Him I have refuge, He gives me protection. He is my help. He, God, gives the answers I fruitlessly searched for. He, God shows me my way and gives me the strength to go. He is my shelter – He commanded His angels, that they watch over me in all my ways. I am under God’s eyes. He has a share in my life.

This brings about, that I will not waver. The belief, yes the whole life, is set on a sure foundation. I will not be rooted up. I have a sure grip. “Take me by the hand, Father.”

Officers sometimes feel a certain “unrest” within them before the service. That can by all means be a blessing, because without Him, Christ says, we can do nothing.

May we stay or become quiet and still. Let us rely on His Spirit as our constant helper. God is always close to us.