Waiting On God Is Not The Easiest Thing … But God Has A Purpose In It

“Waiting on God” is a phrase often used by believers to describe a period when one is relying on God to do that which they know He can and has promised to do, either directly to the individual or through His word. The individual would normally be in the place of prayer because great relief is found in talking to God in such seasons of life. It has nothing to do with how righteous or unrighteous the believer is; I would say that this season in any life is an act of God’s will, with a good purpose because God it is never to destroy anyone. Believers find themselves here from time to time and it is nothing to be ashamed of. Let me add that it brings a level of maturity to the life of the believer.

2 Corinthians 4: 17 “For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last very long”

Sometimes the one waiting on God has clearly heard God say that He has answered the prayer yet the manifestation remains pending. This is a tough place to be especially if one has several options available to them which may ordinarily not be bad but for the constraint of God. It feels even worse when people counsel you like as though you are stupid; they speak like as though you ought to see the options making you feel small in the process. They don’t mean harm; they just don’t understand that you see the options yet are not allowed to make a move. They won’t know that you not saw them but were tempted to go with them but for the constraint of God.  How can they understand your constraint; it can’t make sense to them and neither does it make sense to you. You wish sometimes that you could override the constraint but it is a strong voice deep in your Spirit which refuses to leave and you know that it is a privilege to hear that voice. 

Job 9: 12b “who can stop Him? Who dares to ask, ‘what are you doing?’

The counselors want explanations for your refusal to go with the options but how can you explain what you don’t understand? The only person that can explain what is going on is God; no wonder He chose to explain to Joseph what had happened to Mary instead of leaving it to Mary. A wise counselor would just support a believer in this place in any little way that they know to instead of proffering suggestions. Your support would mean more than anything else. The truth is a relationship with God makes many tough and unexplainable demands on a believer. I can imagine what Mary must have gone through not been able to explain to anyone, including Joseph, what had happened to her. Who would believe such a story? This is the place where walking with God leaves a believer from time to time? 

Psalm 115: 3 “Our God is on the heavens, and he does as he wishes.” 

Won’t Mary’s life have been much easier if the angel had spoken to Mary and Joseph together? But God chose to wait until Joseph made the decision not to disgrace Mary. What if he was so hurt and disappointed that he disgraced her? Sometimes it would appear that God not only pushes people to the edge of the cliff but pushes them off it as well; and then catches them as they fall. God’s ways are truly mysterious. For anyone waiting on God, please be encouraged. There is no doubt that you u will hear very discouraging things and find yourself in situations that almost cause you to compromise from time to time but please hold on because God never forgets his own.

Isaiah 49: 15 “Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you!”