"How much less when you say you do not behold Him,Job here is accused of being impatient. He thinks God owes him and answer, and he wants that answer from Him right now! Most people are fine with a "yes" answer from God. A number can deal fine with a "no" answer, even. But "wait" is the one we chafe at. We think we haven't heard Him, or we missed a sign He gave us. We decide that He answered in our hearts, and is blessing what we want to do anyhow (not saying He isn't, but there's an assumption there). But merely being told to wait is unbearable for many.
The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
I'm waiting on answers to many questions I've posed to God. I can't pretend for a moment that I enjoy the waiting, but I'm trying not to let my impatience cause me to do the wrong thing. Most people say I'm pretty good at waiting. Really, I'm not. If I'm early to something, I'll wait, because I don't expect the other party(ies) to be there yet. But if it's after the time things were supposed to start, I get very impatient, and start to think the worse of the other party(ies), rather quickly. People think I'm patient merely because I've learned to hide the signs of my impatience. But believe me, they're there in force. In the biggest cases that I'm waiting on God to answer, as I've told people who have asked about the topic, I'd rather get it right than get it fast.
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