WAITING
IN TRUST

Topics: Faith; Hope; Patience; Prayer; Trust; Waiting on God

References: Psalm 25:1–10; 27:14; 31:15; Micah 7:7

The Flying Roudellas, who were trapeze artists, said there is a special relationship between flyer and catcher on the trapeze. The flyer is the one who lets go, and the catcher is the one who catches.

As the flyer swings high above the crowd on the trapeze, the moment comes when he must let go. He arcs out into the air. His job is to remain as still as possible and wait for the strong hands of the catcher to pluck him from the air.

The flyer must never try to catch the catcher but must wait in absolute trust. The catcher will catch him, but he must wait.

—John Ortberg, “Waiting on God,” Preaching Today Audio, no. 199