Two Important Benefits of Waiting Patiently for the Lord

In today’s fast-paced world, many of us expect a quick solution to life’s many trials and challenges.

And with the world offering many quick-fix solutions to life’s problems, any delay based on our expected timing (or the world’s expectation), there’s that fear of missing out (FOMO) arising in our hearts.

This fear pushes most of us to rely more on what we can and need to do in our waiting situation and ultimately neglect our waiting patiently for the Lord.

Waiting patiently for the Lord has two essential benefits:

1. Your faith grows stronger

Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.

Romans 5:4

Many of us who have been in the waiting situation before have experienced how agonising it is to wait.

We fret and become restless as our waiting drives us to be impatient. Then often, impatience would lead us to anger.

This was probably when we hadn’t considered our waiting for the Lord as an opportunity for us to grow our faith.

In our many waiting situations, have we taken the time and effort to see them as the best chance to experience the manifestation of God’s mighty work?

We become more patient and confident that He will deliver no matter how long our waiting might be, as He has done and will be doing each time.

Yes, waiting patiently for the Lord builds and strengthens our faith.

2. Your wisdom excels more

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.

Psalm 111:10

Has our faith in God grown where our primary FOMO is the fear of missing out on what the Lord God has reserved and provided for us?

When we have that primary FOMO on God, we will have the tenacity to wait patiently on Him.

Thus, the stronger our FOMO on God, wisdom excels. It encourages you not to settle for anything less than the Lord God intended for you.

Are you in a waiting situation right now, and you’re at patience’s end?

Please ponder the benefits of waiting patiently upon the Lord and gaining faith and wisdom as you discover what He has in store.

PHOTO CREDIT: Sunrise and Milky Way by Greg Vincent Herida. (Used with permission)