“Wait on the LORD;
 Be of good courage,
 And  He shall strengthen your heart;
 Wait, I say, on the LORD.”  Psalm 27:14
And,
“…In quietness and confidence shall be your strength…”  Isaiah 30:15

There is a time for waiting, especially in the midst of testing.  It is not an idle time, much is going on, not the least of which is exercising our faith and developing patience.  To think that it is an idle time is not to understand God’s ways.

On man’s side, James tells us,
“knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience (perseverance).  But let patience have it’s perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.”  James 1:3-4 

On God’s side, Isaiah 30:l8 says,
“Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you;
 And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you…”

Yes, there are divine delays as we read in Scripture:
Listen to David’s cry in Psalm 13:1
“How long O LORD?  Will You forget me forever?
 How long will You hide Your face from me?”

And in Psalm 69:3,
“I am weary with my crying;
 My throat is dry;
 My eyes fail while I wait for my God..”

James gives us the example of a farmer waiting for his crops,
“Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord.  See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and the latter rain.  You also be patient.  Establish yours hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.”  James 5:7-8

2 Peter 3:9 says,
“The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness.  He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”

So in waiting our hearts are being exercised and at the right moment God brings the answer, the deliverance, the solution -- whatever is needed.  He will not test ‘beyond what we are able’ and neither will He withhold anything that will make us into the people He has His heart set upon.

Our God is a consuming fire and unrighteousness can not stand in His presence.  Therefore, in the waiting we repent--turn from evil and seek after God and His righteousness.
“…For the LORD is a God of justice; 
 How blessed are all those who long for Him.”  Isaiah 30:18

We, too, can join the Psalmist, when in the joy of knowing God in a greater measure, he sings Psalm 103 which is a Psalm of praise for the Lord’s mercies.  Verses 1-2 say,
“Bless the LORD, O my soul;
 And all that is within me bless His holy name.
 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
 And forget not all of His benefits.”
And Vs. 22 ends with,
 Bless the LORD, O my soul.”

May it always be that we bless the Lord who is the Lord Jesus who is the fullness of all who God is to us.  He is worthy of all blessing, honor, praise and glory forever and ever!  Amen