The Patience of Waiting: A Prayer for God’s Timing
Written by: Marianne White
“ Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth” - Psalm 46:10
In a season of uncertainty, delays, or unanswered prayers, it’s easy to become restless, trying to force outcomes or figure things out on our own.
Be still reminds us that waiting isn’t about doing nothing. It’s about surrendering control and allowing God to work behind the scenes, even when we don’t see immediate results.
Patience in waiting teaches us to rest in the truth that God is always at work, preparing us for what’s ahead and aligning events for His glory. When we grow impatient or feel forgotten, this verse urges us to take a deep breath and remember. God is in control, and He will fulfill His promises in His perfect time.
Learning to wait on God’s timing transforms us. God invites us into a sacred stillness where He can shape our character, strengthen our trust, and prepare us for what’s next. It reminds us that the outcome isn’t just about us, it’s about God’s glory.
So, as you wait, take heart. God is with you. Be still, knowing that the one who holds the universe also holds your future. Trust His timing, for He will bring everything to pass at the perfect moment, and through it all, He will be glorified.
Heavenly Father,
I come before you today with a heart both eager and weary. Eager for the dreams You’ve placed within me to come to pass, yet weary from waiting in what sometimes feels like an endless season. Lord, You know how challenging it can be to trust in your timing when I long to see the answers now. I confess that my impatience often gets the better of me, and I find myself questioning your plans. But today, I choose to lay my frustrations at your feet, surrendering my desires and timelines to you.
Teach me, O God, to embrace the waiting. I know that you are not only concerned with the destination but also with the journey. Help me to understand that the delays I face are not wasted moments but opportunities for you to shape me, mold me, and prepare me for what lies ahead.
Father, help me to trust that your timing is always perfect, even when it doesn’t align with my expectations.Forgive me when I grow impatient and try to take matters into my own hands.Help me to learn from their story and choose to wait on you, trusting that your way is better than my own. Give me the wisdom to recognize when it’s time to move and when it’s time to be still.
Remind me that waiting is not a passive act but a time to draw closer to you. Help me to seek you more deeply, to find joy in the present moment, and to serve others while I wait.
Father, I ask that you would fill my heart with peace as I rest in your promises. When anxious thoughts rise within me, calm my spirit with the assurance that you are at work, even when I don’t see it. Let me be confident that your plans for me are good, plans to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me hope and a future.
Lord, I lift up to you all the dreams and desires you have placed in my heart. I trust that you will bring them to pass at the appointed time.
Father, thank you for hearing my prayer. Thank you for the work you are doing for me during this season. Even when I don’t understand the delays, I believe that you are working all things together for my good. I ask that you grant me the patience to wait well, trusting you with all my heart and leaning not on my own understanding.
I rest in the knowledge that you are a good and faithful God. Your ways are higher than my ways, and your thoughts are higher than my thoughts. Thank you for your perfect timing, Lord. I believe that what you have in store for me is far greater than anything I could imagine.
In Jesus Name, I pray, Amen.
