Waiting on God’s Timing. Psalm 27:14

Alex had applied to twenty-seven jobs since being laid off. Every morning he suited up, submitted résumés, made follow-up calls, and prayed. Every evening he waited for a phone call that never came. With a wife and two kids watching closely, the silence was beginning to shout. “Maybe I’m not good enough anymore,” he confessed one night at the dinner table.

His wife reached over and gently slid a sticky note toward him. On it was a verse: “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart…” Psalm 27:14. She smiled. “Just because God is quiet doesn’t mean He’s forgotten you.” He nodded, but the weight on his shoulders didn’t lift. He wanted to trust—but he also wanted answers.

Weeks passed. Interviews came and went with polite rejection emails. Bills piled up. One morning, Alex didn’t bother putting on a dress shirt. He just sat on the couch, staring at the ceiling. “What’s the point of trying if nothing changes?” That’s when he picked up his Bible—more out of frustration than faith—and flipped it open. His eyes landed on the same verse from the sticky note.

He read it out loud this time. Slowly. “Be strong… take heart… wait…” Three commands he didn’t want, but knew he needed. He realized that waiting on God’s timing wasn’t weakness—it was an act of courage. That verse didn’t promise instant results—it promised that God would show up in His time, not Alex’s.

Later that day, he felt prompted to revisit a company he had interviewed with six weeks earlier. They had ghosted him after the second round. He sent one final follow-up email—not expecting anything. To his shock, the CEO responded that evening. The position had been paused due to funding, but they were reopening it—and his name was at the top of their list.

Two days later, Alex was offered the job. It wasn’t the highest-paying one he’d applied for, but it came with peace, purpose, and people he connected with immediately. Looking back, he saw how the delay had protected him from taking another offer that would’ve relocated his family far from their support system.

Now, Alex keeps Psalm 27:14 on the wall above his desk. Not as a reminder of frustration—but of how waiting on God’s timing became his act of strength. Because sometimes, God isn’t denying you—He’s just preparing what’s next.

Psalm 27:14 (NIV):"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."