Are you waiting on God right now?
Think of that prayer. The one you’ve been bringing to Him over and over. Maybe you’ve been believing for healing. For a marriage to be restored. For a health and fitness goal to be reached. For a prodigal child to come home. For a financial breakthrough that hasn’t shown up yet. For a baby. For a door that just will not open no matter how hard you knock.
And if you’re honest — waiting on God is starting to mess with you. Not just your peace. Your faith.
Friend, stay right here. This one is for you.
I want to share 3 anchors today that are going to build your faith, quiet your doubts, and help you stand on the promises of God. Because that mountain of your unanswered prayer? It is going to move.
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What Does the Bible Say About Waiting on God?
Before we get into the three anchors, I want to lay the foundation — because everything here is built on the Word. Not on a feeling. Not on a formula. On the Word.
Mark 11:22-24 (NKJV) says:
“Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”
Have faith in God. Not in your circumstances. Not in how you feel. Not in what it looks like right now. Have faith in God.
And Romans 8:37 reminds us we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Not just conquerors — morethan conquerors. That means victory is already declared over your life before the battle is even over.
So whatever mountain you are staring down right now — you have the authority to speak to it. And you have a God who already declared you victorious.
Anchor 1: When Waiting on God, Check the Story You’re Telling Yourself
The first anchor when you are waiting on God is this — what story are you telling yourself?
I want to start with two powerful prayers from the Psalms.
Psalm 139:23-24 — “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
And Psalm 51:10-12 — “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit.”
Here is the flow of those two prayers. First you invite God to search you — to reveal the anxieties and narratives running underneath the surface. Then you ask Him to create something new. A clean heart. A steadfast spirit. Restored joy.
That is exactly what this anchor is about.
We all have a story we tell ourselves. And when you are waiting on God, I want you to question yours. Could God be writing a brand new story — but you are reliving the same old chapter?
Because in the waiting, there are always two voices competing for your attention. One says — God sees you. He has not forgotten you. What He promised, He will do. The other says — It’s been too long. It’s not going to happen. Maybe your faith isn’t strong enough.
Proverbs 23:7 says as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. The battlefield is in your mind — and God wants to meet you there.
Here’s Our Question
Are you in agreement with what God says — or are you in agreement with what the enemy is whispering? You cannot be in agreement with both. You have to choose.
Faith-filled Action Plan
Write out what you truly believe — and reframe it in faith. Instead of “I haven’t reached my fitness goal” declare “Every day, every meal, every workout I am one step closer.” Instead of “I didn’t get that job” declare “God has something better for me and He is preparing that position right now.” Instead of “my child left me” declare “they needed to find themselves — and God is with them.”
And friend — sometimes when we are waiting on God we are hurting. And all we can say is “Lord, I believe — help me with my unbelief.” (Mark 9:24) That is still faith. God honors the honest cry of a heart that is trying.
Anchor 2: What Are You Doing Daily While Waiting on God?
The second anchor is this — what are you doing on a daily basis to seek God in the storm and stand on His Word?
Waiting on God is not passive. Biblical waiting is active. It is pursuit. It is showing up every single day whether you feel like it or not.
I say this to my community all the time — consistency in Christ is the game-changer. Not perfection. Not motivation. Consistency in Christ. The people who see transformation are the ones who dig their faith heels in. They ask. They seek. They knock. And they show up believing — because they know that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6)
Isaiah 40:31 says — “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
Notice — it says those who wait on the Lord. Not those who wait for the answer. There is a difference. One is passive. One is active pursuit.
Here’s Our Question
What does your daily walk with God look like right now? Are you in the Word? Are you actually praying — not just crisis-calling God when the anxiety spikes?
And here is a question that changed everything for me — instead of asking God “why are you putting me through this?”start asking “God, what are you showing me? What do you want me to learn?” That one shift moves you from victim to student of God’s faithfulness. It changes your entire posture while waiting on God.
Faith-filled Action Plan
Write out your prayer. Don’t just think it — write it out. Be specific. Habakkuk 2:2 says write the vision, make it plain. There is something powerful about putting your prayer on paper and standing on that written declaration every single day.
And I want to give you one more practical tool — find one faith-filled person you can call this week. Not someone who will commiserate with you. Someone who will open the Word with you and remind you of what God said. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 says two are better than one — because if one falls the other can lift them up. You were not designed to wait alone. Get someone in your corner who will dig their faith heels in right alongside you.
But you have to stay in the fight. And what do we fight with? The Word.
Anchor 3: What to Do When Your Faith Is Tested While Waiting on God
The third anchor — and the most practical one — is what do you do when your faith is tested while waiting on God?
Because it will be tested. There will be moments where the faith feels thin. Where you get a report that contradicts everything you’ve been standing on. Where you watch someone else’s prayer get answered and yours still hasn’t.
In those moments you need a plan. You don’t just sit down one day and write a bestselling book. You show up every day — when you don’t feel like it, when the words aren’t coming, when you wonder if anyone will read it. You write a page. Then another. And one day you hold that book in your hands knowing every single day of showing up mattered.
That is exactly how faith works while waiting on God. You build it — one prayer, one scripture, one day of choosing to believe — until one day you are holding your answer in your hands.
Here’s Our Question
What scriptures do you go back to when faith is tested? What worship songs do you put on when the faith feels thin? Are you actively renewing your mind every day — or are you letting the enemy set the playlist in your head?
Faith-filled Action Plan
Find your verses. Here are a few of mine for the waiting season:
Job 23:10 — “He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.” God is not lost in your situation. He sees every step. And you will come out as gold.
Proverbs 3:5-6 — “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Trust means the pain I am feeling has a purpose. I will not lean on my own understanding. I will acknowledge Him — and He will direct my steps.
Habakkuk 2:3 — the vision is for an appointed time. It will not delay.
Isaiah 41:10 — fear not, for I am with you.
Romans 8:37 — you are more than a conqueror.
Write them on index cards. Put them on your bathroom mirror. Set them as reminders in your phone. Because when the test hits — and it will — you want the Word already in your heart.
And build your worship playlist now — before you need it. My go-to songs while waiting on God are I Denounce You Satan by Sheena Taylor, God Turn It Around by Church of the City, and Jesus Called My Name by Zauntee. Put them on before you feel like it. Worship your way through the storm.
And finally — renew your mind daily. Romans 12:2 says to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. You cannot out-pray a mind you are not renewing. Decide what you are feeding yourself — what you watch, what you listen to, who you talk to. Make it faith. Make it the Word. Every single day.
You Are Not Forgotten While You Are Waiting on God
If you are waiting on God right now — here are your three anchors:
One. Check your story. Are you in agreement with God or the enemy? Reframe it. Declare it. Stand on what God says.
Two. Stay in daily pursuit. Don’t wait for the answer — wait on Him. Dig your faith heels in. Ask. Seek. Knock.
Three. Have a plan for when faith is tested. Know your scriptures. Build your worship playlist. Renew your mind every single day.
Mark 11:22-24 says have faith in God — speak to that mountain, don’t doubt in your heart, and believe that you receive when you pray. That mountain in front of you has to move. But it starts with you — opening your mouth, declaring what God has said, and choosing to believe even when you cannot yet see.
You are more than a conqueror. And your breakthrough? It is on the way.
Don’t. You. Quit.
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This post is based on the Living God’s Way podcast episode — Are You Waiting on God? 3 Anchors That Will Build Your Faith When Prayers Go Unanswered.
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With so much love,
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