How Long? by David Jeremiah

How Long? How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? Psalm 13:1 The digital age—specifically the Internet and various messaging methods—has helped shrink the world and eliminate time delays. But when it comes to communicating with God, the digital age hasn’t changed anything except perhaps made us more impatient with God. We are used to getting answers and replies to questions NOW and we forget that God works on His timetable, not ours. But when an answer or response from God takes time, we are forced to stop, think, consider, evaluate, meditate, contemplate, revise, repent—and most of all, let God be God. God is not impulsive, nor should we be. Not getting immediate answers, if that’s how God responds, forces us to be more considerate.

Recommended Reading: Daniel 10:1-11:1

If you are waiting on God, know there is a reason for His (seeming) delay. What seems like a delay on earth is a sign of a purpose or reason in heaven. Waiting for God is not laziness. Waiting for God is not going to sleep. Waiting for God is not the abandonment of effort. Waiting for God means, first, activity under command; second, readiness for any new command that may come; third, the ability to do nothing until the command is given. G. Campbell Morgan