Are You Waiting on God, or Is God Waiting on You?

• By candidasullivan
• November 17, 2025
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I was getting ready for bed when this thought stopped me:
How long has God been waiting on me?

How long have I caused myself to suffer — waiting for a blessing that was already waiting for me?

So often, I pray for things and then sit back, waiting on God to answer. But I don’t go deeper. I don’t ask God what Ineed to do, or who I need to become, to receive the blessing I’m asking for.

I pray for what I desire and expect God to deliver it… without any discomfort or growth on my part. But it doesn’t work that way.

God expects us to do our part — and we cannot do our part without asking Him what it is. The only way we know what to do is by spending time with God.

He has all the answers, and yet I’ve stumbled around in the dark trying to figure my life out on my own. Realizing I caused myself years of heartache by refusing to seek God’s direction breaks my heart.

Deuteronomy 2:3 (KJV)
Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.

I’m so thankful that when I finally look up, God is right there. He knows the way. He wants to help me. And no matter how long I struggled, He never gave up on me.

God kept giving me the test until I could pass it.
He kept giving me the instructions until I was willing to follow them.
He allowed the darkness to surround me so that I could finally see that He is my light.

And now, I’m humbled — deeply grateful — that He waited for me. That He chose me before I ever chose Him.

John 15:16 (KJV)
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you…