Finding Peace in the Pause: The Ministry of Waiting Well

Scripture: Psalm 27:14 (NLT)

“Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.”

There’s a moment in every woman’s walk with God when waiting feels less like a spiritual discipline and more like a test you didn’t study for. The kind of test where you’re staring at heaven like, “Lord, is this multiple choice? Because I’m overwhelmed.” Waiting has a way of revealing the real you. Not the church version of you. Not the “I’m blessed and highly favored” you. I’m talking about the honest you. The tired you. The weary you. The you who wants to trust God but also wants to see a calendar invitation confirming the miracle’s arrival date.

David had the nerve to tell us to wait patiently. Then he added bravery and courage on top of it. I had to laugh, because some days I’m doing good just to wait without complaining. But when David repeats himself, he is revealing something deep. Waiting well is an act of bravery. Waiting well is courage in slow motion. Waiting well is faith that refuses to let circumstances dictate the narrative.

Let me ask you something. What has waiting revealed about you lately? Maybe you discovered how impatient you can be. Maybe you realized you don’t like silence. Maybe God brought some things to the surface you didn’t plan to confront. But here’s the grace in it. Waiting is not a spiritual timeout. Waiting is a spiritual workshop. God is shaping you. Stretching you. Building the muscles that sudden blessings require. You don’t just receive a promise. You carry it. And carrying anything heavy requires strength.

Sometimes the stretching feels unfair. Sometimes the stillness feels like abandonment. Sometimes the delay feels like denial. But God’s delays have fingerprints. They are intentional. Strategic. Protective. And if you could see what He’s arranging behind the scenes, you’d understand why He said not yet instead of no.

Waiting well is one of the most overlooked ministries in the Kingdom. But oh, sis, when you learn to wait well, something holy unfolds inside you. Peace grows. Wisdom deepens. Fear loosens its grip. And you begin to realize that God isn’t just preparing the blessing. God is preparing you.

Waiting well doesn’t mean smiling through frustration. It means breathing through it. It means being honest with God and steadying yourself in His presence. It means letting courage rise while your feet stand still. And in that sacred middle place, God ministers to the parts of you you didn’t even know needed care.

Waiting is not punishment. Waiting is preparation. And the God who holds your future is standing in the middle of your delay whispering, “I’m still here.”