Delayed Answers Are Not Denied Prayers
"But truly God has listened, he has attended to the voice of my prayer" - Psalm 66:19
There is a frustration that builds when you have been praying and nothing seems to happen. You pour your heart out, believe in faith, and wait, yet silence fills the space where you hoped for answers. That silence can feel heavy. But what if the delay is not a denial? What if God’s “not yet” is still part of His “yes”?
Sometimes the answers you want are being built in places you cannot see. While you are waiting, God is working. He is not ignoring you. He is shaping something in you. Patience, trust, deeper dependence. These are not wasted traits. They are the very things that strengthen your soul for what is ahead. You may not see movement, but that does not mean there is no progress.
The problem is we are conditioned to expect instant results. But God works on a different timeline. He sees the whole picture, and in His wisdom, He will never give you something you are not ready to carry. So when it seems like nothing is happening, remind yourself that faith is not just proven in the miracles. It is proven in the waiting.
This is not the time to give up. This is the time to press in. Keep praying. Keep trusting. God heard you the first time, and He has not forgotten. Your voice matters to Him. Your cry has reached heaven. Just because the answer has not come yet does not mean it will not.
God delays nothing without purpose. So today, let that settle in your heart. He sees, He hears, and He responds in His time, for your good. Delayed answers may just be divine setups.
There is a frustration that builds when you have been praying and nothing seems to happen. You pour your heart out, believe in faith, and wait, yet silence fills the space where you hoped for answers. That silence can feel heavy. But what if the delay is not a denial? What if God’s “not yet” is still part of His “yes”?
Sometimes the answers you want are being built in places you cannot see. While you are waiting, God is working. He is not ignoring you. He is shaping something in you. Patience, trust, deeper dependence. These are not wasted traits. They are the very things that strengthen your soul for what is ahead. You may not see movement, but that does not mean there is no progress.
The problem is we are conditioned to expect instant results. But God works on a different timeline. He sees the whole picture, and in His wisdom, He will never give you something you are not ready to carry. So when it seems like nothing is happening, remind yourself that faith is not just proven in the miracles. It is proven in the waiting.
This is not the time to give up. This is the time to press in. Keep praying. Keep trusting. God heard you the first time, and He has not forgotten. Your voice matters to Him. Your cry has reached heaven. Just because the answer has not come yet does not mean it will not.
God delays nothing without purpose. So today, let that settle in your heart. He sees, He hears, and He responds in His time, for your good. Delayed answers may just be divine setups.
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AMEN! I have asked God over and over to strengthen my patience muscles. I've discovered He IS my patience muscle, my strength .... not just to hold on but to move the mountain of expectations not yet met and make the most of my present moment. Meanwhile, He turns my MESS into my message in ways that I never expected or could imagine. Our LORD never wastes our waiting and I am so grateful for these daily reminders of that, Pastor Ed.
This is truly what my husband and I are going through, been praying asking God to bless us we need a home!?????? my husband and I have been praying and praying and we know God Our Father hears us but everything seems quiet. I Trust in Jesus Christ ?? God help us I have Faith in You. Provide for us Lord in Jesus Precious Name Amen and Amen ??
AMEN ?. I believe in his timing even when I’m going through some of life’s toughest obstacles. I know Jesus is walking right there with me.
I trust Him Pastor Ed! Think makes me think of something that helped me. I pray and go ok God let’s do it. Then life keeps going and all sorts of things that don’t look like are getting help. He must not be hearing me right? All that doubt wants to seep in there now. He doesn’t love me anymore. Hope leaving. Pray harder. More desperation. Please God. I’ll do anything. Still struggling until I get that sign I’m here son. I look at it like I am at point A. I want to get to B. Over and over again I letting to get to point B but can’t. So I ask God for help. He tells me to wash the dishes. What does that have to do with getting to point B? Well here we go again. If I knew how to get to point B I would have been there already. If anything when I see things going down a different way im probably means I’m on the right one.
Dear Pastor Ed,
nYour morning prayers mean so much to me. They always say something about where my heart is.
nToday is one that I need to hear everyday. My patience’s get so thin having to wait a year so far but I know God is timing is perfect and in total control of my circumstance.
nThank you for all your prayers.
nGod Bless You and your whole CBC family.
n✝️?❤️