The Pantry and the Inbox
“My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.”Psalm 62:5 (KJV)
Anyone who has tried fasting notices something strange. You aren’t really hungry. You’re bored, or stressed, or lonely, and your feet carry you to the pantry anyway. The food was never the point. It was an escape.
Busyness can do the same job. The inbox, the next task, the extra project. When things feel uncomfortable inside, we go looking for something to do, the way we go looking for something to eat. It feels productive. It is often just running.
David had somewhere better to go. “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.” Waiting on God is the opposite of escaping. And Isaiah gives the promise: “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
The next time you reach for the inbox to quiet something inside you, stop for one minute. Bring that feeling to God first. Then go back to work, if the work is still there.
Read it yourself
Read Psalm 62:1–8. What does David tell the people to do with their hearts in verse 8?
What do you reach for when you feel restless: food, work, your phone? What would it look like to wait on God instead?
Lord, my expectation is from you. When I feel restless, keep my mind stayed on you. Amen.