How To Wait On God

Waiting on God is a tough procedure; nevertheless, it’s the common test God will put all His children through to test their faithfulness. You may be waiting on God for something He promised you in a dream, a vision, a thought — and it still hasn’t come yet. Sometimes, when we get the word of what is to come, we start planning and estimating the dates because in our mind we’ve calculated the “right time” for the blessing to manifest… and then it doesn’t come.

So we get frustrated.
Doubt starts to creep in.
We either drift away from God and start seeing Him as a liar, or we start cursing ourselves by saying things like:

“I guess it’s not me.”
“Maybe I saw wrong.”
“God doesn’t want this for me right now.”

Or we decide to find our own way, use our own methods — and often, that gives us the counterfeit of what God has in store for us.

Waiting on God for things He promised and put in your heart is a test — and the great news is that God wants you to pass the test of waiting on Him.

I am currently in my waiting-on-God phase, and it is definitely hard not to do anything, especially if you’re someone who is used to being active and eager to act. But waiting on God isn’t about just sitting and doing nothing, nor is it about taking matters into your own hands without any prompting from God. It’s about how you wait — and that can influence the speed at which God answers you.

Change Your Attitude 

God hears the whispers of our heart, and even if we pray and declare things, if in our heart and mind there is doubt, your prayer lacks faith and is empty.

Instead of only waiting until prayer time to talk to God about the issue, let your spirit and soul be gentle about the matter — the blessing, the situation you’re expecting God to intervene in.

That means:

• Entertaining thoughts that encourage a positive outcome

• Rejecting negative thoughts

• Rejecting envy toward others

• Rejecting resentment toward God about why He hasn’t done X or Y

You must remain positive about what you’re expecting — unwavering regardless of what you see or hear.

No matter what you see.
No matter what you hear.
Even if other people prayed for the same thing and didn’t get it — don’t internalize their story and become the victim thinking, “It could also be me.”

No.
Every story is different.
God answers people differently according to their own faith, not a universal faith.

If you struggle to build faith and remain positive, it’s a mindset problem. You can fight this by:

• Reading Psalm 128

• Reading Psalm 23

• Reading personal development books on building a positive mindset

Because a winning mindset always wins, no matter how long it takes.

Praise God and practice acts of thanksgiving

Your inner attitude is important, but praising God before the blessing comes shows you are really in faith.

Fight against the voice that says:
“We haven’t seen anything yet — I’ll praise Him when it comes.”

That is the wrong mindset.

Praise God because:

• He does so many things for you that you are not even aware of

• The blessing not arriving yet does not disqualify Him from praise

• Praise shifts the atmosphere of your heart

• Praise shows spiritual maturity

Do acts of thanksgiving:

• Give alms to the poor

• Offer it as a sacrifice to God for those who don’t have

• Encourage someone else who is going through something similar

• Pray for others who are waiting too

These acts please God because they show you are selfless, compassionate, and truly expecting something good.

Check if you are not withholding forgiveness

Forgiveness liberates your soul from pain, and unforgiveness can trap your prayers.

Forgiveness is for you, not for the other person.

When you don’t forgive, God won’t look at you with mercy, because you are still holding on to things that are holding you back and are not elevating you spiritually.

God is the ultimate judge.
No matter what people say or do to you, God will avenge you in due time.

You need to:

• Let go emotionally

• Be free emotionally

• Pray for the grace to forgive

• Detach from the past

Forgiveness is powerful because it is pleasing to God.

Focus on the last thing God told you to do.

Frustration often comes when you’ve already done the last thing God said, and you’re waiting for the next step — and nothing comes. If that is the case, keep doing what He asked you to do last instead of sitting there waiting for “what’s next.” Because by staying in obedience, the revelation and manifestation will come.

Sometimes we think we have to do so much to get things from God, when all He wants is obedience. All He wants is for you to do what seems simple to you and stay there, waiting in faith. This is because He is the Almighty God — He will do the hardest part. As His child, He just needs your cooperation.

For example, in the season I’m in, I am waiting on God’s promise. And instead of expecting and waiting every day, checking how far He has advanced certain things, I chose to keep doing what He asked me to do, which is reading a book on positive thinking to change my mindset. Because if I show my faithfulness in that, the rest will come to me.  What is the last thing God told you to do concerning your issue? is it prayer ? being patient? follow that.