Bible Verses About Waiting on God
Waiting is one of the most common experiences in the Bible — and one of the hardest. Abraham waited decades. Joseph waited in prison. David waited years after being anointed king before actually becoming one. Scripture does not explain why waiting is required. It does say, again and again, that the waiting is not wasted.
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
The repetition is intentional. Wait — the instruction is so hard it needs saying twice. And courage is part of what waiting requires.
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Waiting is not passive. It is the place where strength is renewed. The waiting is doing something.
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Quietly wait — there is a posture here. Not anxious waiting, not demanding waiting. Quiet, expectant trust.
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Hope is always for something not yet seen. Patience is the shape hope takes over time.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
It will surely come. The answer, the change, the relief — it has an appointed time. The waiting is not permanent.
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