Isaiah 40:31

"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

-But- We are looking on the flip side now. We are no longer relying on our own strength, but the strength of the LORD.

-The Key? WAIT. That's the hard part, isn't it? But when we remind ourselves that God's timing is always perfect, it will help us to rest in Him.

Let's define some words based on Strong's Concordance.

Renew-Spring up, go on forward.

-The weariness of the world tends to slow our steps, yet God promises that if we wait on Him, there is a spring to our step!

Mount-Ascend, climb, excel, raise, recover, restore! I love that definition!

-The world, circumstances and situations in life want to weigh us down, but, when we wait upon the LORD we will continue to rise above the circumstances and reap recovery and restoration!

Run- Divide speedily, footman, bring hastily.

-I like to think of this term as 'divide and conquer!'

Weary-To tire and be exhausted. 

-When we wait upon the LORD, I'm reminded that the battle belongs to the LORD. When we wait upon the LORD, worldly cares will not slow us down! We won't quit!

Walk-To carry, lead, bear, march, prosper.

-All promises from God when we wait on Him.  We are told in Scripture to be soldiers! (2 Timothy 2:3) 

So, I love how we read the descriptions fit for a soldier in this verse:

-March!

-Go forward!

-Excel!

-Footman!

Faint-To tire or grow weary.

-Waiting on the LORD will allow us to keep on keeping on, no matter what! Waiting on the LORD means we have strength that never tires. It means that when the world wants to bring us down in defeat, the LORD will lift us up in Victory!  

All because of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Waiting on the LORD allows us to rest IN Him...

    While He provides every thing we need in the battle...

        But that's just me!

"There is the Runner, the Running and the Waiting; depending on the strength of the LORD."

Charles Spurgeon (condensed)