Waiting on God

For anyone stuck in a season that feels like "not yet." Seven passages on faithful waiting without pretending Scripture promises the timing or outcome we want.

  1. Reading 1

    The LORD Is My SalvationPsalm 27:1–14

    David ends this psalm with the very words we need: be strong, take heart, and wait for the LORD.

  2. Reading 2

    The LORD Answers AgainHabakkuk 2:1–5

    When Habakkuk asked God hard questions, the answer was to write down the promise and trust that it will not delay forever.

  3. Reading 3

    Zion’s Herald Announces the Incomparable, Strength-Giving GodIsaiah 40:9–31

    The God who never grows tired promises new strength to everyone who waits in hope on Him.

  4. Reading 4

    The Prophecy of SimeonLuke 2:25–40

    Simeon was waiting for Israel's consolation, and the Spirit led him to the temple when Jesus was brought in.

  5. Reading 5

    Patience in SufferingJames 5:7–12

    Like a farmer watching for rain, James says patience is not doing nothing — it is trusting the harvest is coming.

  6. Reading 6

    The Day of the Lord2 Peter 3:8–13

    What feels like slowness to us is actually God's patience, giving more people time to come to Him.

  7. Reading 7

    Out of the DepthsPsalms 130:1–131:3

    We end where honest waiting begins: crying out from the depths, and hoping in the LORD more than watchmen wait for morning.

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