HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT WAITING? | Northstar Church

“Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD” ― Psalm 27:14.

Most of us struggle with impatience. We have all experienced choosing the wrong line at a store. You arrive at the checkouts and see that one line is much longer than the other, so you join the shorter one. But, before long, the people in the bigger line zoom past you, and you’ve barely moved towards the exit. Even though it’s a 50/50 chance, we always seem to choose the slower line. You probably remember times when you were impatient with God. We tend to resist anything that causes us to wait. This is especially true today, for we have been accustomed to instant gratification.

Impatience is a part of who we are, and as a result of that, ultimately at the bottom of impatience with people and circumstances can be impatience with God, because we do believe that He does control the events in life, and He lets us choose the wrong line amongst other things.

God wants us to rid ourselves of impatience, and it can’t be done unless we learn to wait on God. God is telling us to idle our motors when we want to strip our gears. And God says, “Wait patiently for the LORD.” But we’re not very good at waiting, we prefer the human timetable when we should be fitting into God’s timetable. Learning to trust God’s timing in our lives is one of the most important lessons we can learn when following Jesus. God has a timetable for everything that happens “There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NASB).

We often find ourselves in seasons of waiting. We may be waiting for a breakthrough in our careers, for healing, or for an opportunity to open up. It is in these moments of uncertainty and anticipation that our character is refined, and our trust in God deepens. Waiting teaches us patience, perseverance, and the importance of surrendering our desires to God’s perfect plan. It reveals our dependence on Him and invites us to seek His guidance and wisdom. Instead of allowing impatience and frustration to overshadow our purpose, use the waiting period to grow closer to God and cultivate the qualities necessary for effective leadership. It is during the waiting that God often molds us into the person He wants us to be.

We need to remember that God’s timing is impeccable and His ways are higher than ours. Let us seek Him wholeheartedly, trust in His faithfulness, and take comfort in knowing that He is working behind the scenes, orchestrating every detail according to His perfect purpose.

Discussion Questions:

Do you like to wait? What makes waiting so easy or difficult for you?
When you think of the word wait in connection to your relationship with God, what comes to mind?
When have you had to wait as a part of God’s will in your life? What was the end result of waiting on the Lord? What happened in you?