I am still waiting, and I really hate it. I hate that nothing’s happening. I hate that I can’t change anything. I hate feeling like I am totally out of control of how things will turn out. When is my breakthrough coming? 

I’ve cried out to the Lord and asked Him why I’m still waiting. And here is what He replied to my restless soul: Just stay silent.

I’m fighting for you… just be still and depend on Me. I keep hearing my God whisper these words over and over again regarding a situation where I feel really stuck. I want to scream, but God has clearly told me to simply keep my mouth closed and trust His timing. I desperately want to believe the Lord is at work in ways that I currently cannot see.  

I hate waiting. [Insert scream of frustration here.]

In my quiet time, I keep coming across Scriptures about waiting, and I finally realized God was trying to get my attention. 

Here is what I’ve learned: God wants me to relax. He wants me to quietly place my confidence in Him. God has promised that if I surrender everything to Him He will do more than I can ask, think, or imagine.

If I wait well, God will win the day, and I will get to see His wonder.  

Friend, are you desperately waiting for a breakthrough and wishing God would make things different? Perhaps you are praying for restoration. Do you have a loved one who has created a lot of chaos in your life? Maybe you are reaching for the hem of His garment for healing. You might be wrestling with a false accusation at work or wondering how you will manage to pay all the bills this month. Know this: You are not alone in the waiting. Your God sees you, and He will not stay silent.  

If you are holding on for dear life and feeling helpless while you wait like me, I want to share with you 3 ways God has shown me I can win the day while I wait for my difficult circumstances to change.   

How to Win While You’re “Still Waiting”

Don’t rely on your own strength and stick it out.

 Trust in God alone and place your hope in Him. You can fully depend on His power to do what you cannot. 

• “But for You, O Lord, do I wait; it is You, O Lord my God, who will answer.” (Psalm 38:15, ESV)

View your waiting period as a season of God’s grace to strengthen you.

Perhaps the Lord has purposefully situated you not so that you will be stuck, but so that you can gain spiritual tenacity. Stop asking “Why me?” and pray “Have Your way in me, Lord.”  

• “Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore He exalts Himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him.” (Isaiah 30:18)

• “…but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)

Let God decide the terms and the timing.

Your God is sovereign over all the details, and nothing escapes His notice. You can stop striving and scheming and just surrender control. He knows best how to orchestrate the “how” and the “when.” 

• “From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides You, who acts for those who wait for Him. (Isaiah 64:4)

Seek the Lord, not solutions.

Remember how you kept your nose in your textbook and studied hard right before finals when you were in school? That’s that same intensity we need to have as we wait. We should open up our Bibles and investigate who God is and what He has to say as we wait.  

• “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end;  they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in Him.’ The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. (Lamentations 3:22-25)

Are you still waiting for your breakthrough? To help you wait with wisdom, I put together a list of  “10 Scriptures to Help You Wait Well.” Download a copy, print it out, and meditate on one passage each morning for the next 10 days. Sign up today as a member of the Wildfire Faith Community and  grab a copy in our Faith Fuel Library.

My sister, keep pressing in to Jesus and praising Him as you wait. Your breakthrough is coming. 

When we trust God with surrendered hearts as we wait, He gives us a testimony to share. Our breakthrough story will be even sweeter because we won the victory by letting God fight our battles. Everyone around us will see that we don’t have to strive to win the war because we have a faithful God who is always fighting for us.  

If you are still waiting for your breakthrough, stay steadfast and trust God will triumph in the end.

Let’s Chat: What encourages your heart while you’re still waiting for your breakthrough?

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