Wait!

But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. Isaiah 40:31 AMPC

Whatever comes before a BUT is the exact opposite of whatever follows after the BUT. There are two classes of people: those who wait for the Lord and those who do not. There is no middle ground; no sitting on the fence on this one. You are either there or you are not. Waiting on God is defined here: expecting, looking for and hoping in God. It is not a passive acceptance of anything and everything, but an active working out of your faith that all God brings will work out for your good. Waiting on God is not folding your hands and expecting manna to fall from the sky; even if it falls, there is a process of gathering, storage, preservation and usage. God does not waste resources.

As I wait on God, doing what he commands, my strength is renewed. Inward change is a part of waiting on God. He builds up patience, persistence and perseverance in me, as I wait for what he alone can do. As I wait for him, being careful to obey his commands, he draws me closer to himself and reveals more and more of himself to me. Just as eagles mount up, so do I grow up in my knowledge, understanding and experience of God. A warning though: the higher and deeper my experience of God is, the harder the fall. I must watch my steps and my life closely as I seek to know God more.

The promise is that what I know I couldn't do by myself becomes possible in and through God. The things my human strength couldn't sustain become possible in and through God. I cannot rely on my own power; I must depend daily and regularly on God alone. If I must make it to the end, only the Beginning and the End of all things can hold me and sustain me. His time of favour is here.