Praying In The Waiting
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! – Psalm 27:14
Sometimes, we don’t learn how to pray until we learn how to wait. Waiting has a way of stripping us of control and forcing us to depend fully on God. It’s not easy, and it often feels uncomfortable. But it’s in the waiting that God shapes our faith and prepares us for His perfect answer.
Isaac knew this kind of waiting. God had given Abraham a promise to make his descendants as numerous as the stars, yet that promise seemed to rest entirely on Isaac. When Isaac married Rebekah, she couldn’t have children. Imagine the weight of waiting for God to fulfill a promise that seemed impossible.
Instead of giving up or taking matters into his own hands, Isaac prayed. He asked God where He was and what He was doing. He persisted in prayer, trusting that God would answer at the right time. And God did. He chose the perfect time and place to bless Rebekah with children.
Waiting for an answer to prayer is a spiritual thing to say but a difficult thing to do. It requires us to trust God’s timing over our own and believe that He is working, even when we can’t see it.
So, when you’re in a season of waiting, pray. Ask God your questions, like we talked about yesterday. Pour out your heart to Him. And as you wait, remember that God’s timing is never late, His promises never fail, and His answers are always worth the wait.
Sometimes, we don’t learn how to pray until we learn how to wait. Waiting has a way of stripping us of control and forcing us to depend fully on God. It’s not easy, and it often feels uncomfortable. But it’s in the waiting that God shapes our faith and prepares us for His perfect answer.
Isaac knew this kind of waiting. God had given Abraham a promise to make his descendants as numerous as the stars, yet that promise seemed to rest entirely on Isaac. When Isaac married Rebekah, she couldn’t have children. Imagine the weight of waiting for God to fulfill a promise that seemed impossible.
Instead of giving up or taking matters into his own hands, Isaac prayed. He asked God where He was and what He was doing. He persisted in prayer, trusting that God would answer at the right time. And God did. He chose the perfect time and place to bless Rebekah with children.
Waiting for an answer to prayer is a spiritual thing to say but a difficult thing to do. It requires us to trust God’s timing over our own and believe that He is working, even when we can’t see it.
So, when you’re in a season of waiting, pray. Ask God your questions, like we talked about yesterday. Pour out your heart to Him. And as you wait, remember that God’s timing is never late, His promises never fail, and His answers are always worth the wait.
Recent
Archive
2025
January
Building Men Over MembershipsAre You Encouraging Others?Committing Others To ChristSharing Your StoryFaith Beyond Your FamilyGod’s Purpose In Your PainAligned PrayersPraying with PowerA Defining EncounterA Desire To ServeA Faithful and Helpful FriendRestoring Broken RelationshipsThe Power To RestoreA Guilt-Free LifeA Hand Of BlessingA Heart Of RepentanceAllowing God To Do The ChangingAre You Feeling Stuck?Trust His HeartBe Ready For InterruptionsFull of the Holy SpiritDefeating DepressionPowerful Prayers and a BurdenThe Triumphal EntrySurrender Your Life to ChristGratitude Is The Gateway To ContentmentGratitude Is A Defense Against AnxietyDealing With DoubtFocus On The WordGiving and ServingListening Instead Of Talking
February
3 Keys To A Heavenly PerspectiveA Faith Rooted in FactA Faith That Draws or DrivesWhy Support Israel?The Danger Of Being Full Of YourselfLiving Out The Great CommissionMaking SureGod Is All-SufficientGuided By ProblemsJoy In The Midst Of ProblemsRemember Who God IsA Brand New Glimpse Of JesusA Call To God’s ChurchA Childlike FaithA Christ-Honoring EpitaphA Church On FireA Faithful and Helpful FriendA Personal AnswerA Public AnswerBe Sensitive To Your WitnessAwakenings and Quiet TimesCraving Spiritual MilkEmbracing Your Second ChanceSigns Of True RevivalResisting EvilBe DifferentBe AstuteBe Loving
March
Witness with Your WordsGod’s Word Is EnoughStay Rooted In The TruthA Call to God’s ChurchFalse ProphetsJesus Intercedes for YouHave You Met Christ?Focus on the GiverEncountering God’s GraceStanding Accountable Before GodBe Ready for the End Jesus Understands Your PainLooking ForwardImmeasurably MoreLiving in DenialYour Salvation MomentWhat Does It Look Like To Be The Church?A Word of BlessingJesus Cares about YouThe PavementWhen You Need Hope The End Is Near Stand on the Word of GodA Gracious GiftCelebrating Through BaptismThe Promise of the Holy SpiritBe Aligned in PrayerI Am InnocentGod Draws Us to HimselfFind Rest in the LordBearing The Burdens Of OthersPrioritizing Your Love For Christ
3 Comments
I will wait for the Lord
I like how you put "Waiting for an answer to prayer is a spiritual thing to say but a difficult thing to do." It is so true, we are quick to say the "spiritual thing", but slow to DO the spiritual thing!
I so agree! Praise God for this wonderful daily post to draw my wandering mind back to our loving Father.