Isaiah 30:18 says, “Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; and therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him.”

The Lord waits for our heart to be revealed to us. Waiting is a trial that causes our hidden flesh to rise up. It also exposes the lies that we have believed. Listen to yourself when you are pressed, stressed, or distressed. 

I love Isaiah 64:4. It says, “…Who acts for the one who waits for Him.” 2 Chronicles 16:9 says, “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him…”

In Galatians 3:5 it says, “Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?” The Lord waits graciously listening for our expressions of faith. Our NOW faith pleases Him.