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Why Waiting Doesn't Mean You're Being Held Back

God sometimes calls us to wait, but that doesn't mean we don't go forward in our lives.

Abigail Adams
Sep 27, 2016
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As a "sister" to my article "When God Says Wait", I want to support my claim further. It occurred to me as I was talking to people for advice that some commented "ok, but don't let it hold you back". It then dawned on me, often times "waiting" is equated with putting a total pause on life. That's simply not the case when God tells you to wait for His plans.


When God says wait, it means that you're not at a point in your life that God's plan can be brought out. This may be because He's calling you to work on your faith. Maybe He's just teaching you to trust Him. There's no inclination from God telling you to put your life on hold. So what does it really mean to wait? What should you do about waiting?

Well, I can't truly answer those questions because honestly, I'm not 100% sure myself. What I do know, however, is that God is telling me that the door behind me is not closed, but that I need to look towards Him more and focus less on the situation. That I need to find my strength in God and trust His ultimate plan while He works. That I need to trust that God will work out what is meant to be.

Waiting doesn't mean I sit around and do nothing with my life. It means I go about life as normally as circumstance allows. It means I find myself in God and let God do the "heavy lifting". Waiting means I trust God with the unknown because I can't know the future. Waiting is not locking the door behind you, but letting God open it when the time comes.


So, no. Waiting doesn't mean I stop living my life. I'm not waiting at a train platform waiting for the next train while the world keeps going. Waiting for God is more like building a house. You wait for the construction to finish, but you don't stand and watch the entire process. You live your life until God calls you and says "ok now is the moment". Unfortunately, you won't know when that moment is until the day it arrives. Currently, God is working construction, and I'm waiting to see the finished project, but I still live my life until God tells me He's done with that construction.

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