Waiting on God

When you read the Psalms, you will find the statement "I waited on the Lord".  That is a statement that, as Christians in this society and culture, we have no clue about.  We live in the most impatient culture in the world.  "Instant gratification", is a phrase we embrace.  We pray and expect God to answer immediately.  When God doesn't answer immediately, we get upset, go to the pastor and ask "why isn't God answering my prayers?".  Somewhere along the way we have mistaken our ability to "come boldly" to God as the right to have our prayers heard and answered in a manner of time that is convenient for us.  David spoke constantly on "waiting" in the Psalms.  

God always answers prayer; it's just that He doesn't always answer yes.  Sometimes He answers "No", not because He doesn't want you to have or experience something, but because it's not what you need.  Sometimes His answer is to not answer.  Sometimes He wants us to WAIT.  There is a lot to learn in being patient.  James 1:2-4 tells us that when we go through different trials and temptation, sometimes it is so that our patience will be developed to a place where you will be "perfect and lacking nothing".

The ultimate place we desire to be in is the place of perfection.  That is our ultimate finish line as believers, perfection.  to be perfect is to be the mirror image of Christ himself.  Waiting on God will ultimately brings us closer to God, and David knew this.  If you have prayed for something lately and you feel God has not answered or maybe he is telling you "no", just wait on the Lord. He has heard you, He just wants you to wait on Him.