Why does it sometimes feel that waiting on God to move in our lives is not only difficult; but it can seem almost impossible. We want things to happen in our own timing, according to our plans.
But you see, God doesn’t operate on our schedules, and expecting that He will only set us up for disappointment.
Waiting on God sometimes means wondering why the wicked seem to prosper, having our hopes and desires delayed, and we even think we are going without answers to our prayers. God has a greater perspective of life’s events, and His perspective, plans, and schedules are perfect and holy, because He is perfect and holy.
Psalm 18:30 (NASB) says, “As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.”
God’s ways are perfect, so we can trust that whatever He does, and whatever His timing may be, it’s always perfect. When we understand that fact, waiting on God is not only less difficult, but it actually becomes joyful.
God’s promises of God are clear on this matter, that by waiting on God, we will find our strength renewed. Isaiah 40:31 (NASB) tells us, “Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.”
In the fast-paced times we live in, our culture demands everything now. That’s one reason why waiting on God is so difficult. When our prayers are answered immediately, we become encouraged and it causes our trust and confidence in God to grow. However, when the Lord’s answers are delayed, it tests our faith, and that’s when we can really struggle. Sometimes the delay is because God is testing our reliance on Him, and on other occasions it’s might be that it’s not in His perfect time to give the best answer.
Because we are human, delayed answers to our prayers may even make us wonder is the Lord is really listening to our prayers. Waiting on God should not cause us, as believers in Christ, to doubt or to worry about our situations.
In Philippians 4:6 (NASB) we are exhorted to, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”
When we patiently wait on God it can keep us from getting into trouble. Think about the promise God made to Abraham in Genesis 15:4. God promised Abraham that he would have a son through whom the covenant God made with him would be fulfilled. Abraham and Sarah got tired of waiting on God’s timing, so they made really large error. The result of that error was Ishmael, who was not the chosen son, and to this day causes trouble for Abraham’s promised descendants.
We need to have complete confidence in God’s total, independent control over everything in this world, every event, and every circumstance at every moment in history. Once we better understand God’s sovereignty, coupled with His goodness, waiting for God to act becomes a matter of childlike trusting in our father’s faithfulness. .
Proverbs 13:12 (NASB) says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Remember this, waiting on God is never easy, but we can wait in the knowledge that God knows our situation, He cares for our needs, and He is good to us to the very end in this life, and on into eternity.
Blessings,
Pastor Chuck
But you see, God doesn’t operate on our schedules, and expecting that He will only set us up for disappointment.
Waiting on God sometimes means wondering why the wicked seem to prosper, having our hopes and desires delayed, and we even think we are going without answers to our prayers. God has a greater perspective of life’s events, and His perspective, plans, and schedules are perfect and holy, because He is perfect and holy.
Psalm 18:30 (NASB) says, “As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.”
God’s ways are perfect, so we can trust that whatever He does, and whatever His timing may be, it’s always perfect. When we understand that fact, waiting on God is not only less difficult, but it actually becomes joyful.
God’s promises of God are clear on this matter, that by waiting on God, we will find our strength renewed. Isaiah 40:31 (NASB) tells us, “Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.”
In the fast-paced times we live in, our culture demands everything now. That’s one reason why waiting on God is so difficult. When our prayers are answered immediately, we become encouraged and it causes our trust and confidence in God to grow. However, when the Lord’s answers are delayed, it tests our faith, and that’s when we can really struggle. Sometimes the delay is because God is testing our reliance on Him, and on other occasions it’s might be that it’s not in His perfect time to give the best answer.
Because we are human, delayed answers to our prayers may even make us wonder is the Lord is really listening to our prayers. Waiting on God should not cause us, as believers in Christ, to doubt or to worry about our situations.
In Philippians 4:6 (NASB) we are exhorted to, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”
When we patiently wait on God it can keep us from getting into trouble. Think about the promise God made to Abraham in Genesis 15:4. God promised Abraham that he would have a son through whom the covenant God made with him would be fulfilled. Abraham and Sarah got tired of waiting on God’s timing, so they made really large error. The result of that error was Ishmael, who was not the chosen son, and to this day causes trouble for Abraham’s promised descendants.
We need to have complete confidence in God’s total, independent control over everything in this world, every event, and every circumstance at every moment in history. Once we better understand God’s sovereignty, coupled with His goodness, waiting for God to act becomes a matter of childlike trusting in our father’s faithfulness. .
Proverbs 13:12 (NASB) says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Remember this, waiting on God is never easy, but we can wait in the knowledge that God knows our situation, He cares for our needs, and He is good to us to the very end in this life, and on into eternity.
Blessings,
Pastor Chuck
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