“God does everything just right and on time, but people can never completely understand what he is doing.”  Ecclesiastes 3:11b (NCV)

WHAT TO REMEMBER WHILE WAITING ON GOD

1. REMEMBER THERE’S A NATURAL DELAY BETWEEN PLANTING & HARVESTING!
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven . . . A time to plant and a time to harvest . . . a time to scatter and a time to gather . . .” - Ecclesiastes 3:1-5
2.  REMEMBER THERE’S AN UNSEEN BATTLE GOING ON
“We are not struggling and fighting against human beings but against evil spiritual forces in the heavenly realm—the rulers, authorities, and powers of darkness.” - Ephesians 6:12 (TEV)
3.  REMEMBER GOD IS PREPARING ME FOR HIS BLESSING
“There is wonderful joy ahead, even though it is necessary for you to endure many trials for a while.  These troubles test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure, just as fire tests and purifies gold—and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold.” - 1 Peter 1:6-7 (NLT)
“Waiting does not diminish us any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother.  We are enlarged in the waiting.  We don’t see what is enlarging us, but the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.  Meanwhile, when we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along.  If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter.  He prays in us and for us . . . He knows us far better than we know ourselves, and knows our pregnant condition . . . That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.”  Romans 8:24-28 (Mes)
4.  REMEMBER I’M IN GOOD COMPANY WHEN WAITING ON GOD
   “People who lived in the past became famous because of their faith.” - Hebrews 11:2 (ICB)
5.  REMEMBER GOD ALWAYS KEEPS HIS PROMISES!
God says, “At the time I have decided, my words will come true. You can trust what I say about the future.  It may take a long time, but keep on waiting—it will happen!” - Habakkuk 2:3 (CEV)

WHAT TO DO WHILE WAITING ON God

WRITE DOWN THE LESSONS I’M LEARNING  
“At the Lord’s direction, Moses kept a written record of their progress.”Numbers 33:2a (NLT)
“Remember what you have learned about the Lord through your experiences with him.” - Deuteronomy 11:2a (TEV)
ACT AS THOUGH I ALREADY HAVE IT
Jesus said, “I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”  Mark 11:24 (NIV)
IMITATE THE HABITS THAT GROW STRONG FAITH
“We do not want you to become lazy, but to IMITATE those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.”  Hebrews 6:12 (NIV)
Paul: “KEEP ON putting into practice all you learned from me and heard from me and saw me doing.” Philippians 4:9a (NLT)
 DON’T PUT MY LIFE ON HOLD
• KEEP ON PRAYING
“Keep on asking, and you WILL be given what you ask for.  Keep on looking, and you WILL find.  Keep on knocking, and the door WILL be opened!”  Matthew 7:7 (NLT)
• KEEP ON SERVING
“Never be lazy in your work, but serve the Lord enthusiastically.” - Romans 12:11 (NLT)
• KEEP ON GOING TO SMALL GROUP
“Don’t give up your habit of meeting with other believers.  Instead keep on encouraging each other!” - Hebrews 10:25
• KEEP ON SOWING
“Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which ones will grow—perhaps they all will!”  Ecclesiastes 11:6 (LB)
• KEEP ON BELIEVING
“You must keep on believing the things you have been taught.  You know they are true…” - 2 Timothy 3:14 (LB)
TRUST GOD INSTEAD OF PANICKING
“even when I am afraid, I keep on trusting you.”  Psalm 56:3 (CEV)