A Prayer for Trusting God’s Timing

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When God’s timing feels slower than our urgency, waiting can become one of the hardest spiritual disciplines. We want clarity, movement, and resolution, yet often find ourselves standing still while questions linger.

Waiting has a way of exposing what we believe about control, trust, and worth. It can feel uncomfortable to pause when everything in us wants progress. In those moments, patience is not passive. It is deeply active, asking us to trust what we cannot yet see.

Prayer

“God, I come to You aware of how quickly my heart wants answers. Waiting stretches me. Silence makes me restless. I admit that my urgency often feels louder than my trust.

Help me release the need to rush what You are still shaping. Teach me to believe that Your timing is not delay, but wisdom. When impatience rises, anchor me in the truth that You see the full picture while I only see today.

Give me peace in seasons that feel unfinished. Strengthen my faith when progress is quiet. Remind me that preparation often happens in places where nothing seems to be changing.

I choose to trust You, not because waiting is easy, but because You are faithful. I place what I cannot control into Your hands. Amen.”

Closing Thought

Waiting is not wasted time. When placed in God’s hands, it becomes preparation. Trust that His timing carries wisdom your urgency cannot see.

Reflection Source

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