#1,158: God Makes Us Wait...For a Reason

The 5 Minute Discipleship Podcast

Admittedly, waiting is hard for most of us. It seems that impatience is the human characteristic that identifies us all. Today, we live in a quick-response, on-demand culture. Waiting on anything is becoming increasingly difficult. But as Christians, there is one thing we will have to wait on. We will have to wait on God. I guarantee it. As a part of His plan, His purpose, and His character development in our lives, God will make us wait.

Main Points:
1. If God makes us wait, we can trust there is always a reason. It’s hard because we can’t always see the reason at first. Yet, as a good Heavenly Father, He doesn’t play games with us. He doesn’t do things without a reason. There is always a purpose to His plan. In the waiting, there is something to learn, something to gain, and something to experience. Don’t miss the blessing in the waiting just because you are impatient. It’s possible the waiting season is also God’s way of protecting you.
2. God makes us wait because it’s here we learn that life is not about us. It’s about Him. It’s about His ways, His timing, and His plans. Waiting on God increases our dependence on Him. It grows our faith and shapes our character.
3. Don’t get weary in the waiting. What God has in store for you is worth waiting on.

Today’s Scripture Verses:

Psalm 37:7 - “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him…”
Psalm 130:5-6 - “I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning…”

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