God's Waiting Room

Have you been asking God for something but the answer hasn't come? Please take a seat in God's Waiting Room. "Waiting on the Lord" is the gap in time between our prayer request and when God's answer arrives. During the delay, our faith is being tested simply because we don't know how long we'll have to wait.

King David must have been squirming in his waiting room chair when he wrote, "How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?" (Ps. 13:1-2)

While we're seated in the Waiting Room, nothing appears to be happening. We have no evidence that God is at work outside the four walls. We're kept totally in the dark about what's going on. Everyone who has ever walked with God has spent time in the Waiting Room because it's during this time He stretches our faith and patience to new levels. What should we do while waiting?

1. Continue to pray. Although it seems like God's not listening, He is still hearing your prayers. Remember, you are going through a test.

2. Don't complain. The longer we wait, the more tempted we are to start complaining, and the waiting room turns into the whining room. Find ways to thank God even though you don't know what's going on.

3. Remove the deadline. Trust the Lord to bring the answer whenever He wants. Most of the time, the delay simply means that the timing isn't right. Not everything is in place yet. When all the pieces of the puzzle come together, God will make it happen. "He has made everything appropriate in its time" (Eccl. 3:11).

Keep looking up!

Kent

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