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Bible Verses for a Season of Waiting

Waiting is its own kind of hard — not painful exactly, just heavy with not-knowing. These verses are for the in-between.

// the word for this moment

“The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.”

Lamentations 3:25 (KJV)

More Scripture for a season of waiting

“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”

Psalm 27:14 (KJV)

“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

What this means for you

Waiting feels unproductive, like life on pause — which is exactly why it's hard. But Scripture never treats waiting as wasted time. Lamentations was written in genuine devastation, and even there, waiting is called good, not because the circumstances were good, but because of who it's directed toward. The waiting itself isn't the obstacle to the promise. Sometimes it's part of how the promise is formed in you.

A prayer for this moment

Lord, I'm tired of waiting and I don't mind telling You that. I don't know how much longer this season lasts, and the not-knowing is its own weight. Strengthen my heart while I wait instead of just when the waiting ends. Keep me from growing bitter or numb in the meantime. I'm still seeking You here, even in the stall. Amen.
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