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There are seasons when waiting on God feels unbearable. You have prayed believed and trusted but nothing seems to change. What you hoped for feels distant or completely gone. Waiting in that place can feel like hope itself has died.
But waiting does not mean God is finished.
Scripture reminds us in Psalm 27:13 to 14 I remain confident of this I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living Wait for the Lord be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord Waiting is not passive. It is an act of faith when circumstances say otherwise.
In the Bible waiting often came before breakthrough. Abraham waited years for a promised son. Hannah waited through deep sorrow before God answered her prayer. Israel waited in captivity before deliverance came. God was not absent during those long waits. He was preparing what would come next.
When hope feels dead God is still at work beneath the surface. Isaiah 40:31 tells us Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength They will soar on wings like eagles They will run and not grow weary God renews strength even when answers are delayed.
Jesus’ followers experienced this kind of waiting. After His death they sat in grief confusion and fear believing all hope was lost. They did not know resurrection was coming. Sometimes God is working on something greater than you can imagine while you are still waiting in pain.
Waiting tests trust more than anything else. Proverbs 3:5 encourages us to trust in the Lord with all our heart and lean not on our own understanding Faith grows when we choose to trust God without seeing the outcome.
Even in waiting God stays close. Lamentations 3:31 to 33 reminds us that the Lord will not cast off forever and He does not willingly bring grief or affliction. His heart remains compassionate even when the process is painful.
If hope feels dead today remember this truth. God specializes in bringing life where it seems impossible. Waiting is not the end of the story. It is often the place where God is quietly preparing resurrection.
Hold on
God is not late
And hope is not gone even when it feels buried.
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