The Strength Found in Waiting...

The Strength Found in Waiting...

Waiting is one of the hardest things God asks us to do.

We live in a world that moves fast. We want quick answers, immediate solutions, and doors to open the moment we knock. When life feels uncertain and prayers seem delayed, waiting can feel frustrating, painful, and even lonely.

But Psalm 27:14 reminds us:

“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”

What stands out to me is that God doesn’t just tell us to wait once—He says it twice.

Because He knows waiting is hard.

Waiting stretches us. It tests our faith. It exposes our fears, our impatience, and sometimes even our doubts. In the waiting, we often wrestle with questions like:

God, do You see me?
Do You hear me?
Have You forgotten me?

I’ve been there.

There have been seasons in my life where I prayed for healing, clarity, and direction, and it felt like heaven was silent. Seasons where I wanted God to move faster than He was moving. Seasons where the waiting felt heavier than the answer I was hoping for.

But looking back, I can see something now that I couldn’t see then:

God was working in the waiting.

He was strengthening me.
He was healing parts of me I didn’t even realize were broken.
He was teaching me to trust Him when I couldn’t trace Him.

Sometimes we think waiting means nothing is happening.

But often, waiting is where the deepest work takes place.

It’s where faith grows roots.
It’s where character is built.
It’s where surrender becomes real.

The verse says to “be strong and take heart.”

That tells me waiting is not passive.

It takes strength to trust God when the answer hasn’t come.
It takes courage to keep believing when circumstances don’t change.
It takes heart to hold onto hope when everything in you wants to give up.

But here’s the beautiful part: God never asks us to wait alone.

He walks with us in the waiting.

He is present in the silence.
He is faithful in the delay.
And His timing is always perfect—even when it doesn’t feel that way.

If you’re in a waiting season right now, don’t lose heart.

The prayer you keep praying? He hears it.
The tears no one sees? He collects them.
The hope you’re holding onto? He honors it.

Waiting does not mean God has forgotten you.

It may simply mean He is preparing something greater than you can see.

So keep trusting.
Keep praying.
Keep believing.

And when it feels hard, remember:

Wait for the Lord.
Be strong.
Take heart.
And wait for the Lord.