What if it’s you? What if you’re the one? You’ve been waiting for something to change—for movement to spark, for momentum to rise. But what if all this waiting is because it’s yours to do? What if you need to take charge?
What if the desire in your heart to see something come to life—the stir in your soul that won’t go away, the simmering thoughts that won’t quiet—are promptings to move?
A desire for newness, a stir for creativity, a simmering for change are often signs that the Holy Spirit is moving within us, prompting us to bring something to life that reflects the Lord’s heart.
Perhaps these longings have been percolating for a short time or possibly for years. What do we do with these longings?
One thing we can do is pray and wait. After the fall of man, it took 4,000 years for the promise of the Messiah to be fulfilled. The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years before entering the Promised Land. Jesus’ public ministry began after 30 years of hidden life, lasted only three years, and after three days, the course of history shifted, and everything changed.
In the meantime, we live in a state of tension between promise and fulfillment. We wait—but not passively. We wait prayerfully, expectantly, anchored in trust and strengthened in hope. Here are a few scriptures that can help us in the waiting:
- Prayerful waiting—“The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.” (Lamentations 3:25)
- Expectant faith—“When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, ‘Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” (Matthew 9:28-29)
- Anchored trust—“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5)
- Wise counsel—“Perfume and incense gladden the heart, and friendship’s sweetness comforts the soul.” (Proverbs 27:9)
Waiting upon the Lord is never wasted. It’s where faith expands, trust anchors more deeply, and the Spirit prepares the soil for new growth. So if your heart is stirring and your mind keeps returning to the same longing, don’t dismiss it. Perhaps it’s you God is inviting to take the first step, to speak the word, to begin the work. Because sometimes, the movement we’re waiting for starts the moment we say yes and take the first step.
Reflection:
- What desires or ideas have been stirring in your heart lately?
- What “first step” might God be inviting you to take right now?
5 Responses
How hard it is to wait ….to wait for God to show us his reply.
So true! Hopefully we won’t have to wait 4,000 years 😂
WAITING
Waiting in the quiet seasons
Longing to hear God’s voice
To hear Him tell you
What to do, where to go
Finally making a choice
A choice to follow Jesus
Going where He leads
Staying on His path
In His tasks you will succeed
Meanwhile, I am waiting
In the desert of my heart
Listening to His whispers
Telling me when to start.
His voice becomes louder
The urges to move are strong
It’s finally time for me to go
Get up and move along.
The joy of serving God
Wrapped up in his love
Is worth all the waiting
As He watches from above.
“Be still an know I am God”
Psalm 46:11
This is so beautiful, Karen!! thank you so much for sharing what the Lord places on your heart.
The Holy Spirit so often comes to us through the needs of others. Those needs, for me, echo in my soul:
“you can do this, I have given you what you need.” So, I follow and follow and follow…. the talent for that
specific thing has been given freely and though we may not want to, we are to give it freely. The Sprit will
keep nudging until we answer…