How to Fly, Run and Walk Through Life with God's Supernatural Strength

But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV)

I once read a statement that said, "A man's problems perpetuate themselves from his inability to sit alone in a quiet place." It stuck with me, and the more I pondered it, the clearer it became.

The mystery of how wisdom operates has eluded this generation. We have sought wisdom largely in books, in lecture halls and from so-called gurus, and there is truly nothing wrong with that; it may greatly impact a person's life. But those things can also become a distraction, leaving us so invested in seeking the next best thing that we are like an addict searching for his next fix.

The truth is that true wisdom is found not in a book but in a Spirit, and it is very often in solitude, in the secret of the quiet place, that it manifests itself most clearly. This generation knows very little about cultivating quiet times. Isaiah 40 speaks of the benefits of such times before the Lord. Many have taken waiting to mean praying, and while that carries some truth, it is not really what the scripture is communicating. The Hebrew word for "wait" is qavah, which simply means to be intertwined with God, and if you follow the use of the concept through the Bible, you will find that it refers not to prayer but to the process of becoming quiet before the Lord.

This is how Moses could solve the problems of six million people: through the supernatural strength that came from waiting, often in silent contemplation, before the Lord. The prophet says they will exchange human strength for the Lord's strength; they will fly, run and walk through life without tiring along the way. This is the secret of the prophets. Even Jesus frequented the quiet place to wait on the Lord.

I am not speaking here of uttering words in prayer. I am speaking of setting your focus and your imagination on God in silence, waiting on the Lord (Isaiah 26:3). It will transform your life.

If men like Moses, Joshua and Jesus, with their busy schedules, needed to find a quiet time and place to come before the Lord and wait if they were to succeed in life, how much more do we, in this distraction-filled generation? If you want to accomplish much in your spiritual and natural life, waiting on the Lord is key.

I discovered this revelation years ago, before I read about it in the Scriptures. I have always liked silence and darkness, and when I came to Christ that habit grew. One evening I was lying on the floor in the dark. For some reason I was not thinking about anything in particular; my thoughts were simply absorbed in the Lord. I was meditating on Him and His goodness, and I cannot say how long it went on.

Then suddenly, unannounced, I felt a jolt like electricity go through my being. It was an impartation from God. This is how I was introduced to waiting on the Lord, and it has since been one of the secrets of the flow of wisdom and spiritual strength in my life. I could tell of endless powerful, strange but blessed things that have taken place through engaging this dimension.

David said, "My eyes are awake through the night watches, that I may meditate on Your word."

Make waiting on the Lord part of your way of life, and your life will take on a new and greater form.