Waiting on a prayer to be answered can often feel as if time slowed to a halt. Doubts begin to linger, and suddenly, your faith starts to weaken. Let Scripture provide wisdom and truth to encourage you to keep going, to keep pushing on while you wait. 

Lamentations 3:25-26 (NIV)

“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.” 

James 5:7-8 (NIV)

“Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.” 

Micah 7:7 (ESV)

“But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.” 

Psalm 27:13-14 (NLT)

“Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.”  

Romans 5:3-4 (NLT)

“We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.” 

Psalm 62:5-6 (NLT)

“Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.” 

Ecclesiastes 11:5-6 (NLT)

“Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things. Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.”