Waiting on God’s Timing

“They who wait for 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, ESV)

“Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!” (Psalm 27:14, ESV)

“The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.” (Lamentations 3:25-26, ESV)

Waiting seasons can often feel like wilderness seasons. They stretch us, refine us, and ask us to trust when there’s no clear end in sight. I’ve lived through seasons where I begged God to move, to answer, to change something. I’d pray the same prayer over and over, hoping for breakthrough—but it seemed like the silence lingered longer than I ever expected.

At times, I wondered if He had forgotten me. Waiting felt lonely. The answers didn’t come. The doors didn’t open. But slowly, through that prolonged silence, I began to realize that God was not absent. He was building something deeper—endurance, trust, intimacy. He was teaching me how to be still in His presence, not because everything was resolved, but because He was still with me.

I meditated on Isaiah 40:31: “but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength.” It doesn’t say those who hustle. It doesn’t say those who figure it all out. It says those who wait. And not just wait anxiously, but wait on the Lord—placing their hope, their confidence, their timeline in His hands. This kind of waiting is not passive. It’s expectant. It’s steady. It’s rooted in the belief that even if I don’t see movement, God is still at work.

Psalm 27:14 says, “Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD.” It’s a repeated invitation. It’s as if God knows that our hearts will grow weary, and so He offers us the same reminder twice. Wait. Be strong. Take courage. Wait.

I remember journaling during one of those seasons. I wrote, “Lord, I don’t understand why this is taking so long. But help me trust You more than I trust my timeline.” That prayer wasn’t easy—but it changed me. Because in the waiting, God was forming something in me that would last far longer than the breakthrough I was praying for.

Lamentations 3 reminds us that “the LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.” Waiting becomes a holy act when it is marked by seeking. When we press into His presence instead of pushing Him away. When we learn to trust that what feels like delay may actually be preparation. And when we start to see the waiting itself as a sacred space where God draws near.

If you’re in a waiting season right now, take heart. You’re not behind. You’re not forgotten. You’re being formed. And God is never late in doing something new in us. Let this season of waiting be a holy invitation to lean in, not pull away.

Reflect: If you’re in a season of waiting, remember this prayer: “God, help me trust You when I can’t see what’s ahead. Strengthen my heart as I wait on Your timing. Remind me that You are always working—even when I can’t feel it.”

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