The God Who Acts, Pt. 3

When you wait on God's timing, you are waiting on His very best. He will not give you less than what is best for you. Keep on waiting in faith.

The God Who Acts, Pt. 3

"Wait on the LORD,
And keep His way,
And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it."

(Psalm 37:34)

Some of you are waiting on God for big things in your life. You have prayed, and you are ready for the answer to come. You may be waiting on God for the person He wants you to marry. Some are waiting for a breakthrough in a relationship. Others are waiting on God for a job, perhaps for a promotion. There are numerous things for which you may be waiting on the Lord to help you and come through for you. I am with you. I have been praying for years, and the answer has not come yet. At this point, we have a few options before us:

We can continue to be patient and wait on God, knowing He has a plan and will come through for us when the timing is right.
We can grow impatient with God and become bitter and angry with Him.
We can make things happen on our own. In this instance, we take matters in our own hands, tell God He is taking too long, and we can handle it. Let me encourage you to not do that. It never–and I mean never–ends well!

Read again our verse for today. You see another example in Scripture where God commands us to wait, and He also gives us a promise to bless. When we choose to wait on God, obey Him, and trust Him, then we position ourselves to be very blessed by Him. I like the way Psalm 37:34 states the promise of blessing: "And He shall exalt you to inherit the land." Focus on the two words "exalt" and "inherit". These are words of blessing. Your reward for waiting on God may not be a literal piece of property (it may be), but whatever you are praying about and waiting on God for, know that He will come through, and He will bless you far more than you can imagine.

Psalm 37:34 was Pastor Stanley's favorite verse in the Bible about waiting on God. In preaching on this subject of waiting on God, he said people may criticize you for waiting on the Lord. It does not matter what others think. Someone might say, "But If I were you..." But they are not you. Do not listen to those who would discourage you from waiting on the Lord. Resist the tempting voices that would say, "Hey, you have waited long enough; it is time for you to get going and make things happen." Keep on waiting in faith. When you wait on His timing, you are waiting on God's very best. He will not give you what is less than best. Psalm 37:7-9 says:

"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret—it only causes harm.
For evildoers shall be cut off;
But those who wait on the Lord,
They shall inherit the earth."