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Devotional 05 · Psalm 27:13–14

When Waiting Forms Us

Waiting is not empty time when it is entrusted to God.

Read · Psalm 27:13–14

Waiting can feel like life has stopped while everyone else continues moving. We may be waiting for an answer, a change, a door to open, or a burden to lift.

The psalmist joins waiting with courage. Biblical waiting is not resignation; it is active confidence that God remains good before the evidence becomes visible.

Christ meets us in the unfinished places. As we pray, obey, and remain present to today’s responsibilities, waiting becomes a place where endurance grows and our hope is anchored more deeply in God than in a preferred outcome.

How might God be forming your character in the season you would rather escape?

PrayerLord, strengthen my heart while I wait. Keep disappointment from hardening me and teach me to recognize Your presence in this unfinished season. Amen.