WAIT IN PEACE– Trusting God During Seasons of Waiting

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A peaceful woman sitting by a lakeside at sunset reading God’s promises in a notebook with the words “Wait in Peace” written boldly across the image.


There was this season when I was waiting on God for an answer. I waited patiently for the result, but at some point, I became anxious, doubting the possibility of the answer ever coming through.

One morning, toward the ending part of my quiet time with God, I brought out my note where I had jotted down the prophecies and promises of God concerning that particular issue I was trusting Him for. I read through the little note and was drawn back to when God spoke those words to me. 

Funny enough, when He spoke them, that season had not even surfaced yet. Meaning that God’s word came ahead of time, even before the tough season appeared.

This shows a Father who cares so much about us that even before the difficult season comes, He has already given us His promises to perfect all things. It is a word to fall back on whenever fear and tiredness set in. I can always hold on to the word and be strengthened. 

This reminded me that God had already gone ahead of me, and his word came ahead of the season, reminding me that He already sees the future before we ever arrive there. just like I shared in As for Me: When God Has Already Decided Your Future.

Back to my story, that morning I opened the notebook and located where I jotted down the word of God, but there was still fear and doubt about the possibility of it coming through. Looking at my present situation, it did not seem like there was any light or answer around the corner.

I sat there in tears with only one question in my heart: Could this be possible? Should I really wait or give up on the answer?

But right there, while my heart was battling with those questions and anxiety, came a soft response from the Holy Spirit:

“WAIT IN PEACE.”


It was just a phrase, but it meant a lot to me because right there I regained my strength and peace, not just to keep trusting God, but also to trust Him in peace during the season of waiting.

“WAIT IN PEACE” does not just mean to wait and keep trusting God, but it emphasizes doing all of that in peace and not in anxiety, doubt, or fear, but backing it up with faith.

Peace is evidence that you trust God completely to weather every storm. It reveals the level of our faith and belief in God and His word.


When you are WAITING IN PEACE, you do not just wait, you work. The work in there is to be ready to talk back to that voice whispering fear and doubt, reminding it that God is more than able to do all things you could ever think or ask according to Ephesians 3:20:

“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.”

Speak until the voice is silenced. Speak until you believe it and your conscience becomes aware of it. Speak until the answer shows up. Do not stop speaking.

So instead of worrying or doubting God or yourself, make it a choice to WAIT IN PEACE.

Generate an atmosphere of peace around you and not fear. Pray and ask God for inner peace, the peace that surpasses all understanding, according to Philippians 4:7:

“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

The kind of peace Hannah had after her prayers at Shiloh, followed by the priest’s decree. The Bible says in 1 Samuel 1:18 “So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad."

The kind of peace David and his men had when God told him to pursue the Amalekites after they attacked them and carried away their wives and children. Even without knowing the direction of the enemy, they trusted God to make a way, and He did. At last, they returned home with their wives and children. As written in 1 Samuel 30:8:

“And David enquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.”


This shows that after that season of peace came the expected result.

My dear, can you WAIT IN PEACE and allow God to work out your testimony?


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