Dear Friend,

Are you in a waiting season right now?

Most of us are waiting for something. Maybe you are anxiously waiting for a new job, waiting for a relationship, waiting for an answer from God, waiting for your wedding day, waiting to get pregnant, or waiting for the birth of a new baby. Whatever you are waiting for… God wants to use this time in your life.

God uses the waiting seasons in our lives for many different purposes (some of which we won’t know until we get to Heaven). Here are some of the ways we know God uses waiting seasons in our lives…

God uses waiting seasons to…

• Fulfill His time-table.
• Carry out His plan for our life.
• Prepare us for what’s coming.
• Strengthen us.
• Refine us.
• Build our faith and trust in Him.
• Teach us patience.

Even though we know these things already, waiting on God’s perfect plan and timing can be a true test of our faith. It can be down right difficult to wait on the Lord.

Today, I want to share a list of Scripture references that can strengthen and encourage your heart as you go through the unique waiting seasons in your life. Many of these verses have been a help and encouragement to me in the past and present – and I know they will help me in future waiting seasons as well.

After you read through this list, I would encourage you to go through your Bible and highlight these verses, make notes, copy them down in a notebook, or jot them on sticky notes and place them where you will see them often. These verses can (and will!) encourage your heart as you meditate on them and “write them upon the table of thine heart.” (Prov. 7:3)

Let these verses encourage and strengthen your heart! ♥

Bible Verses For Waiting Seasons

Psalm 25:4-5

Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. Psalm 25:4-5

Psalm 27:14

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. Psalm 27:14

Psalm 33:20

Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. Psalm 33:20

Psalm 37:4-5

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:4-5

Psalm 37:7

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Psalm 37:7

Psalm 39:7

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. Psalm 39:7

Psalm 40:1-2

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. Psalm 40:1-2

Psalm 46:10

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10

Psalm 62:5

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. Psalm 62:5

Psalm 130:5-6

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. Psalm 130:5-6

Proverbs 3:5-7

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. Proverbs 3:5-7

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. Ecclesiastes 3:11

Isaiah 40:31

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

Isaiah 55:8-9

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9

Lamentations 3:25-26

The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. Lamentations 3:25-26

Micah 7:7

Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Micah 7:7 

Acts 1:4

And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. Acts 1:4

Galatians 6:9

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9

Colossians 1:10-11

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Colossians 1:10-11

Final Thoughts

I hope and pray you won’t just skim over this list and forget about these verses. I hope you will take them to heart and use them in your daily life as you learn to wait on the Lord’s perfect timing.

Use these verses from the Word of God to strengthen your heart during this waiting season (and the waiting seasons to come). I’ve created a list of all these Bible verses so that you can save it, print it, and share it with others. Please use it however you wish.

Want to Learn More?

Here are some more books and resources to help encourage you in your current season of waiting:

• What to Do When You Are Waiting on God (Blog Post)
• Walking in God’s Promises: Character Studies: Sarai by Elizabeth George (Interactive Bible Study Book)
• God is More Than Enough: Foundations for a Quiet Soul by Jim Berg (Book)
• Lady In Waiting: Becoming God’s Best While Waiting for Mr. Right by Jackie Kendall (Book)

I Want to Hear From YOU!

Which verse from this list is your favorite? Is there a verse that has encouraged your heart during waiting seasons in the past?

I would love to hear what Bible verses have been an encouragement to your heart in waiting seasons. Please share them with all of us in the comments below!

With Love,