Rest In The Lord — What Psalm 37:7 Teaches Us About Waiting Well

By Kate Shephard  •  0 comments  •   2 minute read

Psalm 37:7 - Bible verse about patience print with peaceful stacked pebbles and calming watercolour water scene.

I think most of us find waiting genuinely hard - I know I do!!! Whether it's waiting for an answer, a breakthrough, a change in circumstances, or simply for life to feel easier — there's something about uncertainty that makes stillness feel almost impossible.

Psalm 37:7 cuts right through that: "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him."

 

Psalm 37:7 - Christian wall art with stacked pebbles watercolour design and Rest In The Lord scripture verse text.

What I love about this verse is that it doesn't just tell us to wait. It tells us to rest while we wait. That's a completely different posture. Anxious waiting is exhausting — it keeps us braced for the next thing, unable to settle. Resting in the Lord is something else entirely. It's a quiet confidence that He is already at work, even when we can't see it.

I wanted to design something that captured that feeling — and stacked pebbles felt like exactly the right image. There's something so grounding about the way stones balance on top of each other, steady and unhurried. Each one resting on the one beneath. No striving, no rushing — just settled, patient stillness.

Psalm 37:7 - Christian artwork featuring balanced stone cairn beside water in soft blue, grey and sandy watercolour tones.

The watercolour style gives the whole piece a soft, meditative quality — soft blues, greys, and sandy tones that feel genuinely calm to look at. I hope it's the kind of print that slows you down a little every time you walk past it.

If you're in a season of waiting right now — and goodness, it's hard — I hope this print is a gentle companion for it. A quiet reminder that resting in the Lord isn't giving up. It's one of the most active, faithful things we can do.

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