15 Encouraging Bible Verses about Waiting on God and Trusting God’s Timing

Are you waiting on God? Whether you’re waiting on God to fulfill a promise, end a tough season, or provide clarity, you can find encouraging Bible verses to uplift you. Below are 15 great Bible verses about waiting on God and trusting God’s timing. These verses will to remind you that God loves you, He is faithful, and that He has great plans for you. Take a look below!

Bible Verses about Waiting on God and Trusting His Timing

#1: Joshua 21:45

Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.

#2: Isaiah 49:13-15

Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains!
For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.”

“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!”

#3: Psalm 37:25-26

I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing.

#4: Isaiah 40:28-31

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

#5: Psalm 145:13-16

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is trustworthy in all He promises and faithful in all He does. The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

#6: Romans 8:28

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.

#7: Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.

#8: Matthew 6:31-33

So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

#9: Psalm 130:5

I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.

#10: Jeremiah 29:11-13

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”

#11: Romans 8:32

He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?

#12: Micah 7:7

But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.

#13: Psalm 27:14

I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

#14: Lamentations 3:24-25

I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him.” The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him.

#15: Ecclesiastes 3:1

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.

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Do you have a favorite Bible verse about waiting on God or trusting God’s timing? Be sure to share it in the comments below! Need more encouragement to wait on God? Please check out this devotional!