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•A Prayer While You Wait for God to Work•By Anthony Valente👉 “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I hope.” (Psalm 130:5)Do you ever wish God would just answer your prayer or solve your problem now? Most of us are not good at waiting. Instead of trusting God, we wring our hands and worry.Whether you’re waiting for God to provide a need, heal an illness, or bring your prodigal home, you probably know God’s answers don’t usually come as quickly as you’d like.When a difficult situation lingers, discouragement makes waiting even harder. While you wait on God to answer your prayer for a new job or healing in your marriage, doubt creeps in. We want our problem solved now, but God wants us to learn to trust Him with our needs.One little verse helps us understand how to wait well: “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I hope.” (Psalm 130:5)We need to cling to God’s Word while we wait on Him to act.The Bible is full of encouragement to fuel our faith during those hard times when we cannot see God moving as we would like. On its pages we find:— Reminders of God’s unchanging character— Assurance of His presence with us— Stories of His faithfulness in the past— Promises we can claim todayAs we read, remember, and meditate on the truths we find in Scripture, our hope grows. We can be sure we’re praying in accordance with God’s will when we pray through God’s Word.We need to fill our minds and hearts with truth from Scripture.While we wait on God, we have to choose our focus carefully. Will we focus on what isn’t happening in our lives until our hearts grow bitter? Or will we choose to focus on God’s presence, His faithful love, and His power to do more than we can even ask for?If you are waiting for an answer to prayer, may I encourage you to cling to God’s Word and feed your faith with Scripture today? Your trust in God will grow as you choose to stand on His Word and praise His faithfulness.Let’s pray.✝️ Loving Lord, while I wait for You to answer my prayer, I will hope in Your Word and praise You for the blessings of salvation. Thank You for Your presence in my life. Thank You for the gift of the Holy Scriptures to encourage my faith. Lord, today I’m choosing to cling to Your Word. Help me grow in the daily habit of reading my Bible each day. As I read the Scriptures, open my eyes so I can see You. Open my ears to hear Your voice through Your Word.Father, I continue asking You to do what only You can do, but today I will praise You for Your faithfulness even when I cannot see it as clearly as I’d like. I choose to trust Your love and Your perfect plans for me. Strengthen my faith and hope as I continue to wait on You.In Jesus’ name,AMEN 🙏 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!(Psalm 27:14)“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:8-9)You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.(Psalm 119:14)“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”(Proverbs 16:9)Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.(Psalm 33:20)And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.(Galatians 6:9)“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens”(Ecclesiastes 3:1)He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.(Ecclesiastes 3:11)Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.(Isaiah 33:18)“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.”(Proverbs 27:1)“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.”(Jeremiah 29:11-12)“The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.”(Lamentations 3:25-26)“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”(Proverbs 3:5-6)For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.(Habakkuk 2:3)But they who wait for 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.(Isaiah 40:31)I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains? No, my strength comes from GOD, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.(Psalm 121:1-2)(pic verse)The strong right arm of the LORD is raised in triumph. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!(Psalm 118:16)Artist 👨‍🎨 I Am With You Always - David Delfeld