When God Makes Us Wait | Chad Nathan

Devotional for 03/17/2026 by Chad Nathan

Waiting is hard.

Sometimes you pray and nothing seems to happen. It seems like there’s no answer, no direction, and no clear sign that anything is changing.

If we’re honest, sometimes that kind of waiting can start to wear on your faith.

We start to wonder, “did God hear me?”, “did I do something wrong?”, “Why does it seem to be working for everyone else except for me?”

The truth is, faith is easy when everything is going right.

When doors are opening and prayers are answered the way we wanted them to be, faith is pretty much automatic.

But waiting forces us into a place where we don’t get to rely on what we see, only on what we believe.

And this place is where our faith becomes real.

Eventually you come to a place of faith where you realize you don’t have control.

We can’t make God speed up, or force an outcome, but honestly we shouldn’t want to because God’s plan is so much better.

In this place God is reshaping our patience and refining our hearts.

If our peace disappears the moment something goes wrong, maybe our peace was tied more to our progress than to God.

That realization should shift our mindset to trust God even when nothing seems to be happening because we know he is working all things for good.

“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.” - Romans 8:28