The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. Lamentations‬ ‭3‬:‭25‬ ‭(HCSB‬‬)

Have you ever thought about how much of our life is spent waiting. We learned to wait in line in kindergarten. We learned to wait until Christmas to open packages. We’ve learned to wait in traffic tieups.

Waiting is hard. Especially when what we are waiting for is important to us. Most of us, I think, see waiting as a waste of time. WE have things to do. WE have places to get to. WE have people to see. Notice, often times our waiting is an emphasis on WE not HE.

Waiting can be beneficial. I love what what John Ortberg says: “Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.”

Abraham had to wait for Isaac to be born. Joseph had to wait until the pharaoh saw his value. David had to wait before he ascended the throne. God gave him.

The Bible does not say that these people were idle in their waiting. The Bible doesn’t tell us this, but I’m quite sure that all of these people and the many others in the Bible who had to wait, we’re going about life as usual, and praying that God would fulfill his promises.

Waiting can be hard when we have a vision that doesn’t seem to be close to being fulfilled.

Waiting can be hard when illness keeps us from doing the things we want to do.

Waiting can be hard when finances don’t come in as we had hoped, or a job situation doesn’t fulfill our expectations.

Waiting can be hard when relationships are strained.

God‘s timing is perfect. Ours? Not so much.
Use those times of waiting as times of worship. Spend more time in deeper and more reflective prayer. Use them as a time to see God more.

The Bible tells us that he reveals himself to those who seek him. And part of seeking is waiting.