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Patiently Waiting in Christ

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Patiently Waiting in Christ

By Rev. Jake SantiagoSeptember 20, 20261 min read

Waiting is never wasted time: God is still working while we wait.

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Waiting is never easy. There are seasons when we grow tired because we do not see what God is doing.

But James 5:7–11 reminds us that waiting is not wasted time. God is still working while we wait. He provides what we need, strengthens us when we feel weak, and prepares us for what He has promised. Our responsibility is not to force His timing, but to remain faithful while we wait.

When God makes us wait, He is not making us lose; He is preparing us to receive. Nothing we faithfully invest while waiting on God is ever wasted: not our time, not our effort, not our energy.

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