Psalm 27:14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
David responds, and encourages us to respond, to trouble and need by praying to and trusting in the Lord. Then there may be a period of time between our prayer and our receiving an answer. In that interim time we wait in faith. We trust that God heard our prayer and is preparing to act. During this waiting time we rest in confidence and peace while the Lord fights for us and prepares the answer according to His will. We go about our daily duties praising the Lord for being our God and thanking Him for hearing our prayer. We wait in faith, trusting the Lord to respond to our need and act in His time and in His way.
Isaiah 40:31: “Those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength…they shall walk and not faint.” God will strengthen the heart of those who wait in faith and don’t give up. The temptation while waiting is to give up on God. We say, “How long?” But when we wait in faith the Lord strengthens our weak heart instead of letting us faint. Going through difficult times with trust is what God uses to build courage and confidence in place of weakness and weariness. Faith grows while we wait. We believe God when He says, “Wait patiently, I’m working on it, the answer will come.” During the waiting faith grows instead of diminishes.