Waiting on the LORD
Bible Verses
“It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.”
Lamentations 3:26 ESV
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.”
Psalm 40:1-2 ESV
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!”
Psalm 37:7 ESV
“I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”
Psalm 27:13-14 ESV
“I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.”
Psalm 130:5-6 ESV
“But do not overlook this one fact, Beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance… But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. And count the patience of our Lord as salvation…”
2 Peter 3:8-9, 13-15a ESV
"We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.”
Psalm 33:20-21
“Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 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 40:30-31 ESV
Quotes
"Quite honestly, most people are quick to ‘write someone off.’ But our God is a God of the second chance. Learn from One who is patient with you, and you’ll learn to be patient with others.”
-Woodrow Kroll
"Waiting is the hardest work of hope.”
-Lewis B. Smedes
“‘Wait on the Lord’ is a constant refrain in the Psalms, and it is a necessary word, for God often keeps us waiting. He is not in such a hurry as we are, and it is not his way to give more light on the future than we need for action in the present, or to guide us more than one step at a time. When in doubt, do nothing, but continue to wait on God. When action is needed, light will come.”
-J.I. Packer
"One of the greatest strains in life is the strain of waiting for God.”
-Oswald Chambers
"The only thing harder than waiting on God, is wishing that you had!”
-Steven Furtick
"A lot of times, we're waiting for God to do what God is waiting for us to do.”
-Steve Arterburn
“Father, teach us all how to wait.”
-Andrew Murray"