Waiting can be a difficult and challenging experience, but there are many Bible verses that offer comfort, guidance, and hope for those who are waiting on God’s timing. Here are 15 biblical passages that offer encouragement and perspective on the importance of waiting:
Psalm 27:14
“Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!”
Isaiah 40:31
“But those who wait on 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.”
Psalm 37:7
“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.”
Lamentations 3:25
“The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him.”
Psalm 130:5-6
“I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. My soul waits for the Lord More than those who watch for the morning— Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.”
Psalm 62:5
“My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.”
Habakkuk 2:3
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.”
Romans 8:25
“But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.”
Psalm 145:15
“The eyes of all look expectantly to You, And You give them their food in due season.”
Isaiah 30:18
“Therefore the Lord will wait, That He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, That He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.”
Psalm 25:5
“Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.”
Psalm 146:5
“Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God.”
Psalm 33:20
“Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.”
Psalm 38:15
“For in You, O Lord, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God.”
Psalm 27:13
“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.”
As you wait on the Lord, remember that he is good and faithful and that he has a plan for your life. Trust in his timing and his provision, and be encouraged by these verses that remind us of his love and faithfulness.