by Anna Haiar

Trusting God in the Unseen Tomorrow

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“I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope”
Psalm 130:5 English Standard Version

In Colorado, the winter season starts sometime in October and doesn’t end until May. Over half of the year is spent in cold, muddy, snowy conditions. Just when we get a taste of spring, here comes another round of snow! It often feels like the season of warmer weather will never arrive, and I find myself quite frustrated with the wait for spring.

Following Jesus’ crucifixion, the time spent by the disciples was filled with all sorts of emotions: Doubt. Sadness. Fear. Confusion. The man who claimed to be the Savior of the world was now dead, and the thought of any other possible outcome seemed quite impossible. The disciples were stuck in a perpetual waiting room, waiting for something – anything—to give them hope of a different ending.

For a lot of us, the waiting is still happening. The funeral is over, and our loved one has been buried. The divorce papers have been signed. The diagnosis has been made. The job has been lost. The movers have packed the last boxes. The relationship has ended. And we’re stuck in what seems like an endless merry-go-round of waiting. Stop! We cry out. How do I get off this ride? Where’s the exit to leave this place of constant turmoil and move forward with my life? It feels impossible for us to imagine any different ending than the one we’re currently living.

That’s the part we often overlook in Scripture—the in-between, the space between a promise and its fulfillment. And that’s where many of us find ourselves today. Here’s the powerful truth: the disciples had little idea that the resurrection was coming. That their fear would turn into boldness, their questions into sermons, their grief into joy. But because they stayed and waited, they witnessed the most incredible miracle in history: the resurrection of Jesus. The time spent by the disciples reminds us that waiting is not wasted time. It’s preparation. It’s prayer. It’s obedience in the unknown. It’s sitting in the tension of what we believe and what we don’t yet see.

When we wait on God, He meets us in ways we never could have imagined. The waiting is not the end of the story. It’s the place where faith is forged, obedience is strengthened, and the Holy Spirit prepares us for what’s next.

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