Waiting Does Not Mean Wasting

📖 Luke 2:25–26 (NIV)

“Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.”

Simeon had waited a long time for God’s promise. Yet his waiting was not passive or bitter. Luke describes him as righteous, devout, and led by the Holy Spirit. Waiting, for Simeon, was an active life of faith and hope.

God often works deeply in us while we wait. The delay does not mean God has forgotten. Sometimes, waiting is God’s way of preparing our hearts to recognize His answer when it finally comes.

You may be waiting for healing, direction, restoration, or breakthrough. This passage encourages you to wait with faith rather than frustration. Stay close to God. Stay sensitive to the Spirit. Trust that God’s timing is purposeful.

Ask yourself: How am I waiting right now—with trust or with resentment? Invite God to transform your waiting into worship.

Lord, help me wait with faith and hope like Simeon. Guard my heart from discouragement and teach me to trust Your perfect timing. Amen.

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