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“The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him” (Lamentations 3:25, NIV).
Before I met my husband Ben, I’d been single for 22 years. Year after year, I’d ask my mom (and God): “When do you think I’ll finally meet the one?” Almost on repeat, she’d utter the same empathetic answer: “I don’t know, honey, I’m not God. But I know that if He’s having you wait, that man will be worth the wait.”
My mom was right. Ben was and has been more than worth the wait. But during the waiting, the long nights, and the dreaded holiday’s single, it certainly didn’t feel that way. I felt like God had forgotten me or was ignoring my prayers altogether. Little did I know, He was orchestrating His master plan.
The book of Lamentations that we see here in the verse for today was also written in a similar period. Instead of mourning over singleness and isolation, the author wrote from a deep grief and national loss. Jeremiah isn’t ignoring his pain, but rather writing from it. And smack dab in the middle of his sorrow, we read line 25: “The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him” (NIV). Note: The verse doesn’t say the Lord is good to those who get what they want after begging the Lord time and time again.
The beauty of this Scripture is that just as Jeremiah sought the Lord in the middle of his pain, not after it was resolved, so can we. Why? Because God’s goodness isn’t proven by how quickly we get the answer or even how easily it comes. No, God’s goodness is revealed in the quiet faithfulness of waiting and seeking Him, especially as we continue to wait. Especially as the answers continue to be delayed and we must learn to rely utterly and completely on Him.
God is good. His character doesn’t change. These are grounding facts we must cling to when 1. things don’t go our way, and 2. answers to prayers seem delayed. As humans, we’re often tempted to believe that if God isn’t answering, we’ve done something wrong, or He isn’t listening. But have you ever paused to think that maybe, just maybe, the Lord is still present, He’s just waiting for the perfect time? The right answer?