When Waiting Feels Too Long
I don't like waiting.
I suspect I'm not alone.
We live in a world where almost everything is designed to happen faster. Food comes through a drive-through. Answers are a Google search away. A webpage that takes five seconds to load already feels slow.
But God doesn't always work at the speed I want.
Psalm 13 begins with David asking the question I think many of us have quietly asked:
“How long, Lord?”
How long will I have to wait?
How long before You answer?
How long before something changes?
What strikes me about Psalm 13 is that David doesn't try to sound more spiritual than he really feels. He doesn't hide his frustration from God. He brings his questions directly to Him.
And I think that's an important part of faith.
Faith isn't pretending that everything is okay.
Faith is being able to say, “God, I don't understand what You're doing. I don't know how much longer I can wait. But I'm still coming to You.”
David eventually says:
“But I have trusted in your steadfast love.”
The circumstances haven't necessarily changed. But something has changed inside David.
He remembers God's character.
Sometimes I want God to change my circumstances, when what I really need is for God to change my perspective.
“Light up my eyes,” David asks.
Not simply, “Make my problems disappear.”
But, “Help me see again. Give me hope. Help me find joy in You even while I'm still waiting.”
That is difficult.
And then I think about Jesus.
Jesus knew what it meant to wait, suffer, and face something He did not want to experience. In the garden, He prayed for the cup to be taken away, yet surrendered to the Father's will.
On the cross, He cried out in anguish.
But the cross wasn't the end.
The resurrection came.
That's where my hope ultimately rests.
Whatever I'm waiting for today—an answer, a change, a breakthrough, or simply a better season—I don't know how long the waiting will last.
But I know the One I'm waiting with.
God has been faithful before.
He is faithful now.
And because Christ has overcome death, I know that suffering and waiting will not have the final word.
So maybe it's okay for me to ask:
“How long, Lord?”
And at the same time say:
“But I will trust You.”
I may not understand God's timing.
But I can trust His goodness.
And while I wait, I can keep walking, keep praying, and keep looking toward Christ.
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