5 Ways To Endure When You're Waiting The Christian life sometimes means learning to wait on God. In times of waiting we learn how to grow spiritually and trust The Father more.

 

5 Ways To Endure When You're Waiting

The Christian life sometimes means learning to wait on God. In times of waiting we learn how to grow spiritually and trust The Father more.

When God Says Wait

The Christian life sometimes means learning to wait on God. In times of waiting we learn how to grow spiritually and trust The Father more.

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Stay Thankful

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Don’t let your mind drift into the sea of ungratefulness. You must stay postured in thanksgiving to keep the channels of all of Heaven’s possibilities opened to you.

Get Involved in Helping Others

While you wait, help those who are also experiencing times of trouble. We have to maintain a mindset of victory while we wait on God to bring it to pass.

Keep Praying

Pray without ceasing. Incubate your request consistently with the prayer of faith. Don’t nullify what you’re believing for with the unbelief. Without faith, it is impossible to please God.

Regularly Affirm Your Faith

David encouraged himself, even when everything around him brought discouragement to his situation. We have to follow this example as we’re growing and learning to be more like Christ. Maturity comes when we wait with expectancy and are not rocked by unbelief. 

Trust Him, Despite What It Looks Like

Set your mind to always rejoice in The Lord and trust Him. Waiting on God, teaches us to lean in to The Father and rely less on ourselves. Don’t pout through the process, instead learn who God wants to be to you in the waiting and who God wants you to become as you endure.
 

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Jana Duckett, Ph.D. (ABA) is the Associate Director of Digital Marketing and Communications for The Catholic University of America. She a lover of God, people, and words helping others discover their “God-designed area of excellence.”