"Waiting for God."

"Waiting on God."

Greetings, my friends.

I share with you an insight into the rewards of waiting for God and what the process entails.

When God asks you to wait, you are waiting for the best He has in store for you, which may not always align with your immediate desires, but is always in your best interest.

We need to focus on the spiritual power at work in us, for us, and around us when we place our faith and trust in God through Jesus as our Savior and Lord. This power is not just a force, but a divine influence that guides and sustains us during our waiting.

Waiting can feel like failure when deadlines loom and friends urge us to move faster, yet Scripture paints a different picture. 

Waiting is not passive; it is active trust that God loves us unconditionally and knows the perfect step and the perfect moment. 

Here is a Scripture that the Holy Spirit of God brought to my attention this week. 

The Scripture serves as an encouragement for us as we wait for the answers to our prayers and take obedient steps in faith, such as maintaining our integrity in difficult situations or showing love to those who may not deserve it. We now await the outcome.

Psalm 27:14 "Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage."

God's instruction in this Scripture changes urgency into steady courage. Rather than reacting to circumstances, we choose to listen to God and discern the reality of what is occurring in the spiritual realm and physical circumstances. 

Rather than chasing timelines, we deepen intimacy with God and learn his pace for our lives.

God has given me a simple practice of recording God's promises to me in a personal one-subject notebook. 

My "God's promises to me" notebook becomes a map of faith, a place to collect the verses, impressions, and confirmations that God highlights in prayer. 

Writing the promises of God anchors memory and guards against drift when voices say, "You're behind." 

Recording God's promises helps us ask the right question—"Lord, am I in step with you?"—instead of the wrong one—"How do I catch up?" 

Pressure to self-start can invite confusion when God has not yet sent us. The paradox is fundamental: we need strength and courage not to act, but to wait. Only a heart settled in God's character can resist the fear that time is slipping away. Trust shifts our focus from our momentum to his faithfulness.

The fruit of waiting shows up in timing and clarity. When we feel compelled to move ahead without God's word, we often multiply stress and delay outcomes. When we pause to seek his face, he opens doors that match the promise and the season. Waiting is God's training. 

While we wait for God, we stay attentive, keep our hands open, and respond when the Holy Spirit says, "Now. Take this step!"

God delights in ordering our steps. "The steps of a man are established by the Lord, and He delights in his way." Psalm 37:23

The result is a life that appears slow to onlookers but proves swift in hindsight, because every step is grounded in solid footing. 

Faith stretches from belief in the abstract to confidence in the land of the living, where we see goodness show up in concrete provision, favor, and guidance.

Waiting also deepens the relationship. God uses the pause to draw us closer, teaching us to recognize His voice and His pace. That intimacy transforms our prayers from mere requests into a rich conversation with God, where we seek His face and His will. 

We learn to bless others without pushing, to encourage without rushing, and to trust that God is as careful with their calling as he is with ours. God encourages us by giving us discernment, and courage rises when we understand that delays are God's preparation time for giving us His best. 

From project work to public witness, testimonies emerge from well-timed obedience. When we wait and then step at God's cue, the result carries a quality we could not manufacture. 

Your story, your journey of waiting and stepping at God's cue, encourages others to seek the God behind the outcome, not just the tactics behind the plan. This ripple effect is part of God's strategy: your personal patience becomes a beacon of hope for others.

Nevertheless, God encouraged me to stay faithful and continue sharing the insights He had given me, as well as the outcomes of applying them to my life and career.

The journey to the SELDI Podcast with Tony Williams began with a single blog message and many pauses. Looking back, I see that each pause preceded a door that only God could open, and each step confirmed the wisdom of waiting. The pattern holds: write the promise, seek his face, ask for timing, and move when he says, "Go."

If you feel behind, consider that you may be right on time. Let Psalm 27 quiet the rush: "Wait for the Lord; be strong; let your heart take courage."

Ask God for alignment: "Am I in step with you?" Invite God to set the order of your day, the scope of your work, and the pace of your progress. Then hold still until peace and clarity land in your heart. When the door swings open, walk through it with joy and expectation. God saves his best for those willing to wait, and the best includes not only outcomes but the intimacy you gain along the way.

God acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him. Isaiah 64:4