I want to share with you a verse that you all have heard and have quoted many times. But sometimes it is good to take a fresh look at it and its impact considering the message of the verses around it. It is in Isaiah 40:27-31:
“Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel: ‘My way is hidden from the LORD, and my just claim is passed over by my God’? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
Verse 31 is given in answer to the statement made in verse 27, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my just claim is passed over by my God.” Have you been believing the Lord for something that has not yet come to pass? Have you felt like your prayers have gone unheard or unanswered? There is no way that your way is hidden from the Lord, and there is no way that you have been passed over by God! Men might let something fall through the cracks and give up on a dream. People might disappoint you or let you down. But God doesn’t ever get tired of you calling out to Him. He is not putting you off or secretly hoping you will go away.
Don’t give up! Don’t stop asking for what you are believing for from God. Keep waiting patiently and know that He is indeed working behind the scenes where you can’t see any results yet. If you will be patient, He will come through at the perfect time, and the triumph you receive will send your spirit soaring to heights you never imagined possible. God knows where you are! He sees what you are struggling through. He understands your weakness and weariness. Every detail of your life matters to Him. Keep trusting Him; He will not let you down. Keep running your race to Him. Keep walking in His ways. And He will come and fill you with strength and rest as you continue to press forward in His will.