What to Do When Delays Linger
Devotional Reading: “Those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles…” — Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV)
When life seems to be dragging its feet and heaven looks unusually quiet, it’s easy to assume something’s wrong with your faith. But delays are not divine neglect; they’re divine strategy. The best thing you can do during delays is to stay spiritually active, not emotionally frozen.
Many people pause their purpose until “God finally does it,” but faith doesn’t work that way. Faith keeps building while expecting. Strength is renewed, not by sighing, but by staying in motion. Pray, read, serve, grow, and love others. God doesn’t use people who are just staring at the clock, He uses those still moving with purpose even when answers seem slow.
Take Hannah as an example. Her story wasn’t just about a barren woman, it was about a persistent believer. While others mocked her, she poured her pain into prayer. She didn’t let delays silence her devotion. In fact, her consistent prayer life birthed a prophet. That’s a kingdom pattern: delays can either break you or birth something greater through you. What you do in those slow seasons says more about your faith than your shout on Sunday. Don’t scroll through everyone else’s testimonies and assume you’ve been forgotten; use that time to become the person who can handle the testimony when it finally comes.
The truth is, delays reveal maturity. Anyone can praise when results are instant, but it takes real trust to dance while things are still pending. Every delay is a disguised opportunity to grow stronger and wiser. Instead of asking, “How long will this take?” start asking, “Lord, what should I learn here?” You’ll be surprised how much peace comes when you focus on progress instead of timing. Keep your joy, keep your focus, and keep doing the small, right things. When your season shifts, you’ll realize God wasn’t slow, He was strategic.
Prayer and Confession
Lord, help me to stay productive and joyful through every delay. Teach me to grow while trusting Your wisdom and timing. Amen!
Further Reading: 1 Samuel 1:9–20; Isaiah 40:28–31; Galatians 6:9
