“I will climb my watchtower and wait to see what the Lord will tell me to say and what answer He will give to my complaint.”
—Habakkuk 2:1 (Good News Translation)
When we think about prayer, we often picture ourselves bringing petitions to God—pouring out our needs, concerns, and desires before Him. That is indeed a vital part of our relationship with the Lord. However, there’s another equally powerful but often overlooked dimension of prayer: waiting on the Lord.
Waiting on God is not simply something we do after we've spoken our requests—it's actually a sacred part of the prayer process itself. While many of us associate waiting with anticipating an answer, it goes far deeper than that. Waiting can be a moment of listening, of aligning ourselves with God's heart before we even speak.
This revelation became clear to me one evening during Bible Study. Before we prayed, we were encouraged to spend a few quiet moments simply sitting in the presence of God—waiting. We were invited to set aside our usual lists and, instead, ask the Lord what He wanted us to pray. That simple act of stillness opened my eyes.
It was life-changing.
For the first time, I realized how often I had approached God with my agenda, never considering what He might want to share with me. This experience helped me understand why some of my prayers may have felt unanswered. It wasn’t that God wasn’t listening—it was that I hadn’t taken the time to ask, “Lord, what’s on Your heart today?”
That shift in approach answered so many questions for me. I began to see prayer not just as talking to God but as having a conversation with Him—one where I needed to pause, listen, and sometimes even change direction based on what He revealed.
So, dear saints, I encourage you: the next time you pray, take a few moments to sit quietly before the Lord. Ask Him, “What would You have me pray today?” Let His Spirit lead you into alignment with His will. You may be surprised by the clarity, peace, and power that flows from this deeper level of communion.
Thank you for reading. May your prayer life be refreshed, enriched, and renewed as you learn to wait on the Lord.
3 comments:
I love your blogs! I am from the Bahamas, and my society is similar to American society--particularly African American society with church life figuring heavily in the cultural mix. Getting to your point about waiting on the Lord it seems that many people only pray in their time of need. So they do the reverse and have the Good Lord wait on them. But as you so wonderfully pointed out we should look forward to waiting on the Lord "more than they who watch for the morning." And this includes those times when everything is swell. In fact it is times like these when we really need to make time for him--to wait on him. I also think that waiting on the Good Lord is 'meditation' in a word. You are not necessarily asking for something; what you are doing is taking out a quiet moment to receive his guidance. Meditation before the Lord, right? Rhoadie I enjoyed your latest blog. (Adored the analogy you made, too ;-)
Thanks for reading them insightful.
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