A prayer while you wait for God to work, written by Bethesda Cruz and read by Killing

Evans. I wait for the Lord, my soul waits and in his word I hope. Psalm 134. Do you

ever wish God would just answer your prayer or solve your problem now? Most of us

are not good at waiting. Instead of trusting God, we ring our hands and worry.

Whether you're waiting for God to provide a need, heal an illness or bring your

prodigal home, you probably know God's answers don't usually come as quickly as you'd

like. When a difficult situation lingers, discouragement makes waiting even harder. While

you wait on God to answer your prayer for a new job or healing in your marriage, help

creeps in. We want our problem soft now, but God wants us to learn to trust Him with

our needs. One little verse helps us understand how to wait well. Psalm 130 verse 4 says,

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits and in his word I hope. We need to cling to God's

word while we wait on Him to act. The Bible is full of encouragement to fuel our faith

during those hard times when we cannot see God moving as we would like. On its pages

we find reminders of God's unchanging character, assurance of His presence with us, stories

of His faithfulness in the past, and promises we can claim today. As we read, remember and

meditate on the truths we find in Scripture, our hope grows. We can be sure we are praying

in accordance with God's will when we pray through God's Word. We need to fill our minds

and hearts with truth from Scripture. While we wait on the Lord, we have to choose

our focus carefully. Will we focus on what isn't happening in our lives until our hearts

grow bitter? Or will we choose to focus on God's presence, His faithful love, and His power

to do more than we can even ask for? If you are waiting for an answer to prayer, may I encourage

you to cling to God's Word and feed your faith with Scripture today. Your trust in God

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