Integrity While I Wait
By Pastor Jerry A. Burns
Waiting can quietly become an excuse for doing my own thing and living life on my own terms. I can tell myself, “I’m waiting on the Lord,” while slowly drifting onto a path of my own choosing. But David doesn’t separate waiting from obedience. He says to wait on the Lord and keep His way. That tells me waiting is not just a posture of the heart—it is a pattern of life marked by faithfulness and obedience.
David even prays like a man who knows his weakness: “Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.” That’s honest. It tells me that when life gets messy and the wait gets long, integrity needs preserving. Waiting isn’t easy, and we naturally want to take matters into our own hands. David had that desire, but he asked the Lord for help to wait and trust.
I’ve seen how pressure tempts people to compromise—small steps, small excuses, “just this once.” But waiting is trusting God enough to keep walking in His way even when you don’t understand and things seem to be falling apart. The wait becomes a proving ground: will I obey God without immediate results?
If I’m waiting but I’m not keeping His way, I’m not truly waiting on the Lord—I’m only delaying while my heart turns elsewhere. Waiting done God’s way is steady and faithful.
Choose one area where you need integrity preserved while you wait (speech, attitudes, decisions). Ask the Lord for help, and take one concrete step today to “keep His way” in that area.
"And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen." — Psalm 72:19
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Week Eighteen • May 3, 2026
Trusting God With Tomorrow (Pt. 3)
In this final part of the message, “Trusting God with Tomorrow,” we are brought face to face with a powerful truth from Scripture—while we often plan our days and assume the future, the Bible teaches us that life is fragile, uncertain, and completely in God’s hands. As James reminds us, our life is “even a vapour” that appears for a little time and then vanishes away . The issue is not planning, but planning without God—living as though we are in control of what only God knows.
This message walks through the heart of biblical trust: having a proper perspective of tomorrow, a humble posture before God today, and a surrendered plan that says, “If the Lord will.” Whether facing uncertainty, fear, or the illusion of control, we are called to draw near to God, rest in His care, and trust that His will is good, even when tomorrow is unknown. Because Christ has risen, our future is secure—not in our plans, but in His perfect hands.
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