Lesson 2: Waiting has Purpose

Krishna Cruz
Jan 7
2 min read

If I'm honest, I hate waiting.

I’ve learned to pray about things before making important decisions. I know this is what God asks of me. But even as I pray, a part of me wants the answer right now. I’m the kind of person who makes plans ahead of time so I’m ready the moment god says “yes”.

But God has been teaching me that readiness and rushing are not the same thing.

There was a season when my husband and I were searching for a rental property. We had been praying about it for years, and our finances looked stable enough to handle a second mortgage. It felt like the right time, so we started looking.

We found a property. We went to the bank. We were approved for the loan.

But something didn’t sit right with me. The stipulations on the purchase made me uneasy. I struggled internally because I was so sure God has led us to this moment. Everything seemed aligned, and yet, something was holding me back.

In the end, we didn’t buy the property. We walked away and decided to wait...again.

I was frustrated. Disappointed. Convinced this opportunity would never come again. So I table the idea and surrendered it to God’s timing.

A few months later, mortgage interest rates increased significantly. We also discovered that the property we almost purchased at poor resale value. If we had moved forward, we would have been stuck with two large mortgage payments and would have struggled to make ends meet.

Now, looking back, I can see what was happening beneath the surface. While I was so sure the timing was right, God was protecting me from something I couldn't see.

The waiting wasn't punishment.

It wasn’t delayed.

It was protection.

"The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him." — Lamentations 3:25

What I've learned about waiting:

Waiting isn't passive; it's an active practice of faith. It is choosing to trust even when I can’t see the next step.
"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him. — Psalm 37:7
Some things can only grow in the slow seasons. Roots go deep when we stop rushing and allow God to do hidden work.
"He has made everything beautiful in its time." — Ecclesiastes 3:11
God's timing has never failed me, even when it frustrated me. What felt like delay was actually divine alignment.
"For the vision awaits its appointed time… it will not delay." — Habakkuk 2:3