The Way

How to Wait Well

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  1. What should I do while I wait?

    • Ps 37:3–7

      3Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. 4Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. 5Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will do it. Keep reading

    • Mic 7:7

      7But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

    • Jas 5:7–8

      7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. 8You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

  2. How do I keep hope when nothing changes?

    • Rom 8:24–25

      24For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? 25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

    • Lam 3:21–26

      21Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope: 22Because of the loving devotion of the Lord we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. 23They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! Keep reading

    • Ps 130

      1A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord! 2O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. Keep reading

  3. Is it wrong to try to make things happen myself?

    • Gen 16:1–6

      1Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar. 2So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. 3So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife. Keep reading

    • Prov 3:5–6

      5Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

    • Isa 30:15–18

      15For the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.” 16“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster. 17A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill. Keep reading

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