Where My Strength Comes From

When we were expecting Rachel, knowing there would be difficulties, I listened to a song over and over. The song, based on Isaiah 40, says, "Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord..."
As I listened to that song, I knew that God would get us through this most difficult time of our lives. We knew that Rachel would live, but we had no idea what kind of limitations we could expect; we could be in the hospital for weeks, even months.
Thankfully, that wasn't the case for us.
Last night in church, we sang that song again, and I was struck by something: the song (verse) says that our STRENGTH comes from God. When I had previously sung the song, I always thought in my mind that strength equalled CHANGE...that if I trusted God and waited, he would change the situation. Guess what? My situation has not changed. Rachel's feet don't work and probably never will. But God has done something as miraculous as healing my little lame-girl: he's given me the strength to get through it. Amazing when you think about it: God has not changed, the situation has not changed, I have changed.
As I wait on God, trust in Him, He provides the strength that I need. Amazing...