Wait, I Said

I've been in this waiting room so long I know the paint on every wall

I've rehearsed every prayer, I've counted every ceiling tile and all

Three years I've been believing — three years of "hold on" and "not yet"

And some days trusting God's timing feels like the hardest thing I've ever met

I watched the ones around me get the thing I've been believing for

And I smiled for them at church on Sunday while I wept behind my door

Lord, are You even listening? Do You see how long I've waited here?

And then I felt a quiet settle — and a voice cut through the fear

Wait on the Lord — be strong, take courage — wait on the Lord

He has not forgotten you — He is not slow

Wait on the Lord — He hears every prayer that you've poured

His timing is perfect even when His answer seems slow

He's working when you can't see — He's building what you can't believe

Wait — just wait — be strong and courageous

Wait on the Lord — wait on the Lord

I've learned that waiting isn't passive — it's one of the hardest acts of faith

To keep believing in a promise you can't touch, can't hold, can't chase

It's choosing every morning not to grab the wheel back from His hands

To live fully in the season you're in while trusting in His plans

Because some things need the waiting — like a seed beneath the ground

Some promises are building up before they can be found

And what if the delay is the protection? What if the "not yet" is the grace?

What if God's holding back the blessing 'til I'm ready for the space?

Wait on the Lord — be strong, take courage — wait on the Lord

He has not forgotten you — He is not slow

Wait on the Lord — He hears every prayer that you've poured

His timing is perfect even when His answer seems slow

He's working when you can't see — He's building what you can't believe

Wait — just wait — be strong and courageous

Wait on the Lord — wait on the Lord

I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living

Not in the by-and-by — right here, right now, He's giving

I believe — I choose to believe — though I've not yet received

The evidence of things not seen — the substance of what I need

Abraham waited — Joseph waited — Hannah wept and waited

And every single one of them received what God had stated

So I will wait — yes, I will wait — not with gritted teeth and dread

But with open hands and a song of faith — I'll wait, I said

I'll wait — I'll wait — I'll wait on You

Wait on the Lord — be strong, take courage — wait on the Lord

He has not forgotten you — He has not forgotten you

Wait on the Lord — this prayer has been heard and restored

His timing is perfect — it's perfect — it's perfect

Be strong — take courage — be strong — take courage

Wait on the Lord — wait on the Lord — wait on the Lord