How to Wait on God

Today we are going to take a look at how to wait, more specifically, how to wait God and what happens when we take the time to wait for His perfect timing. When we have prayed a certain prayer, we have to wait on God for the answer. Daniel waited 21 days to receive an answer to his prayer in Daniel 10:14. God hears our words whenever we pray, whenever we set our hearts to understand and to humble ourselves before Him.

Waiting is a testing of our faith. It is a testing of our commitment and our submission to Him. When we wait on God, we are simply placing ourselves under His authority and submitting to His better idea for our lives. When we try to run ahead of Him, we will come face to face with, anxiety, frustration, exhaustion, turmoil, panic, stress, etc.....

Many times in the Bible we have seen examples of people running ahead of God. Think of Abraham and Ishmael, Saul taking the place of a priest, the people of Israel turning to Egypt for help. These all reaped the consequences of not waiting on God. There are many more such examples in the Bible. Running ahead of God will always bring disaster.

We can learn many things when we are waiting on God. We get to learn so much about God Himself. We learn about His perfections, His ability to take control of everything, and His perfect timing. While we are waiting, the Holy Spirit is working in us patience, long suffering, etc......Waiting on God is not simply doing nothing. It is not like waiting for the bus, or the train, or waiting at the airport terminal, or even at the doctor's. There are several ways to wait on God. There are some things that we need to do while we are waiting.

 Here are some examples of how to wait and what to do while waiting:

• Wait prayerfully: Psalm 25:4-5
• Wait with strength and courage: Psalm 27:14; 31:24
• Wait while you rejoice and trust in Him: Psalm 33:21
• Let your waiting be based on the fear of the Lord and His unfailing love: Psalm 33:18; 22
• Wait with hope: Psalm 33:20; 39:7
• Wait patiently: Psalm 37:7; 40:1; Romans 8:25; Hebrews 6:15
• Wait obediently: Psalm 37:34; 119:166; Isaiah 26:8-9
• Wait desiring Him: Isaiah 26:8-9
• Wait single-mindedly: Psalm 62:5
• Wait expectantly: Psalm 123:2; Micah 7:7
• Wait believing in His every word: Psalm 130:5
• Wait with assurance that He is all we ever need: Lamentations 3:24
• Wait quietly: Lamentations 3:26
• Wait continually: Hosea 12:6
• Wait in anticipation of joy: John 3:29
• Wait eagerly: Romans 8:19; 23

As you can see above, most of the verses associated with how to wait on God is taken from the book of Psalm. Why? Remember we said the other day that David was a master in the art of waiting? He knew the secrets of waiting, and since he wrote the book of Psalm, he has given us all his secrets. We only have to put them into action. Waiting on God like David did will never lead you astray. It will instead develop in you the heart of God just like it did for David. That is why he was called a man after God's own heart.

You can be also be called a man or woman after God's own heart today if you will only learn the secrets of waiting and act on them. God is ready to do for you what you have asked of Him. All he needs is for you to wait for His perfect timing. He will do it all in His own time which is the right time. Go and check out the above verses and learn how to wait on God. There is untold blessings in waiting. Don't ever try to run ahead of God or you will face consequences.

Go and ask God to teach you the art of waiting. You will see the difference in your life once you learn its secrets. Take care and stay blessed.