Dear friends, Life often requires patience, especially when we’re waiting for God. Throughout the ages, people have found themselves in situations where they felt the need to wait on the Lord. This waiting isn’t just a passive act; it’s an active trust in God’s perfect timing.
Think about the many times when the children of Israel found themselves at the brink, wondering if they would ever reach the Promised Land. Their journey wasn’t smooth, yet in those trying times, they learned the true essence of waiting for God’s divine intervention.
Dear brothers and sisters, waiting for God also means understanding that His plans are far superior to ours. We might want things now, but God, in His infinite wisdom, knows the perfect moment for everything. Like a farmer waits for the right season to harvest, we must also wait for God’s timing, trusting that He knows what’s best for us.
It’s not always easy. Think of the many figures in the Bible who waited. Joseph, unjustly imprisoned, waited for God’s plan to unfold. Hannah, in her deep sorrow, waited for God’s blessing.
Dear friend, the power of waiting brings spiritual growth, endurance, and a deeper connection with the Almighty. Embrace this time, for it molds us, prepares us, and ultimately brings us closer to His divine will.
Dear friends now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about “Waiting For God”.
Psalm 27:14
“Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord”
Psalm 37:7
“Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass”
Psalm 37:34
“Wait on the Lord , and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it”
Psalm 130:5
“I wait for the Lord , my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope”
Isaiah 40:31
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint”
Isaiah 30:18
“And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him”
Lamentations 3:25
“The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him”
Micah 7:7
“Therefore I will look unto the Lord ; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me”
Psalm 25:5
“Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day”
Psalm 39:7
“And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee”
Psalm 52:9
“I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints”
Psalm 130:6
“My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning”
Isaiah 8:17
“And I will wait upon the Lord , that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him”
Habakkuk 2:3
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry”
Zephaniah 3:8
“Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord , until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy”
Psalm 33:20
“Our soul waiteth for the Lord : he is our help and our shield”
Psalm 62:5
“My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him”
Psalm 38:15
“For in thee, O Lord , do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God”
Jeremiah 14:22
“Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things”
Isaiah 64:4
“For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him”
Genesis 49:18
“I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord”
Hosea 12:6
“Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually”
Psalm 5:3
“My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord ; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up”
Psalm 59:9
“Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence”
Psalm 62:1
“Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation”
Isaiah 26:8
“Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord , have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee”
Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end”
Psalm 40:1
“I waited patiently for the Lord ; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry”
Proverbs 20:22
“Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord , and he shall save thee”
Habakkuk 2:1
“I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved”
Psalm 27:13
“I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living”
Proverbs 8:34
“Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors”
Psalm 145:15
“The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season”
Psalm 123:2
“Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us”
Proverbs 27:18
“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured”
James 5:7
“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain”
2 Peter 3:9
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance”
Romans 8:25
“But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it”
Galatians 5:5
“For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith”
Hebrews 6:15
“And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise”
1 Thessalonians 1:10
“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come”
Titus 2:13
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ”
Hebrews 9:28
“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation”
Isaiah 49:23
“And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord : for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me”
Psalm 104:27
“These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season”
1 Corinthians 1:7
“So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”
Philippians 3:20
“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ”
1 Thessalonians 5:6
“Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober”
James 5:8
“Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh”
