Quotes About Waiting

you just stay in the will of God and things will work out. If God doesn't tell you anything in particular to do, then don't do anything. Just wait on Him.

He may allow his people to be tried for a period, and to be tossed to and fro by storms of trouble; he may be later than they wish in coming to their aid, and not draw near till the 'fourth watch of the night' (verse 25), but never let them forget that

What's the use of having developed a science well enough to make predictions, if in the end all we're willing to do is stand around and wait for them to come true? —DR. SHERWOOD ROWLAND

We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and how graciously He once waited for us.

Be patient. Let God answer your question on His schedule, not yours.

We often say God is never late, but generally He isn't early either. Why? Because He uses times of waiting to stretch our faith in Him and to bring about change and growth in our lives.

We always keep God waiting while we admit more importunate suitors.

When you come to the place where you can't do anything else, you must stand still and believe... When you can't do anything, let God do it all.

Don't wait for God to break you. You can choose to be broken or you can wait for God to crush your pride.

He who waits on God loses no time.

It is not lost time to wait upon God!

If God himself has waited six thousand years for someone to contemplate his works, my book can wait for a hundred.

Waiting means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will provide the meaning and the conclusions.

Don't misinterpret God's silence as rejection.

Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.

The only thing harder than waiting on God, is wishing that you had!

Who knows who's waiting right now for one of us to invite them into God's family?

How did we ever get the idea that God would supply us on demand with quick fixes, that God is merely a rescuer and not a midwife?

When God's leading and directing, you don't have to kick the doors open.

The trouble is that I'm in a hurry, but God isn't.

Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise.

Just because something isn't happening for you right now, doesn't mean it won't happen. God's timing is perfect.

God does not give us ready money. He issues promissory notes, and then pays them at the throne. Each one of us has a check-book.

The great test of faith is to wait on God. . . not expecting to push a button and get whatever we want now.