Waiting upon God is not simply a passive period of doing nothing. Waiting on God is waiting for HIS Word. It is waiting upon HIM to come forth and implement HIS Word. It is waiting upon HIM to manifest HIMSELF, because HE is the Word. Therefore, when God has spoken, there is often a process through which the Word must become flesh—become visible, tangible, and manifested in our lives. And for the Word to become flesh, we must learn how to wait upon HIM.
This principle is beautifully demonstrated in the coming of JESUS CHRIST. For JESUS to become flesh, many people had been waiting for HIM. Simeon was constantly in the temple, waiting for the consolation of Israel. Anna, who was restrained by God from leaving the temple, continually served, fasted, and prayed, looking toward the fulfillment of God's promise. They were not merely waiting for an event; they were waiting for the Word to become flesh. Their waiting was connected to expectation, prayer, devotion, and spiritual sensitivity.
No wonder the Gospel of John begins by revealing the mystery of the Word: “In the beginning was the Word” and ultimately declares that “the Word became flesh.” What God speaks does not remain merely a word in the realm of promise. In His appointed time, He brings His Word into manifestation. Therefore, waiting upon God requires us to remain positioned before Him until what He has spoken comes forth.
WALKING WITH THE LORD
Walking with the LORD means learning how to receive a Rhema Word, wait upon God, and remain sensitive to His leading. It means creating a quiet place and giving ourselves time with Him so that we can receive updates concerning where He is in relation to the Word or prophecy He has given us. We pray accordingly for its timely manifestation, and we take prophetic actions and responses according to His guidance.
When a prophetic Word comes, our responsibility is not simply to receive it and immediately run ahead of God. We must respond appropriately and then wait upon Him for the next instruction. We need to know where God has reached in the process and move with Him. Never go ahead of God, and never be slow or behind Him. Walk with HIM.
This is part of what we see in the life of Ruth. Ruth's journey was marked by knowing what season she was in, knowing what to do, and responding appropriately. Her story demonstrates the importance of prophetic timing. There are moments when God says, “Move,” and there are moments when He says, “Wait.” There are moments when He says, “Prepare,” and moments when He says, “Enter.” Walking with God requires us to discern the difference.
Ecclesiastes reminds us that there is a time and a season for everything. God is a God of timing. Genesis establishes the continuing rhythm of seedtime and harvest. There is a time to sow, a time to wait, and a time to reap. Therefore, waiting is not wasted time. Waiting is part of God's process of preparation, alignment, and manifestation.
RESPONDING TO A PROPHETIC WORD
There comes a moment in our waiting when God reveals that the time is NOW. This means that the gate has opened for us to receive the manifestation of what we have been waiting for. But when God says that the time is now, we must not simply say, “Amen,” and stop there.
NOW is the time to intensify prayer.
Why? Because battles are fought and won at the gates. When God reveals that the appointed time has arrived, it may also mean that we have entered a moment of spiritual confrontation. There can be strongholds, resistance, and opposition that have attempted to capture or withhold what God has ordained to manifest.
Therefore, when God says that NOW is the time, we must recognize that there is divine alignment for us to prevail and defeat the strongman. The revelation of God's timing should produce a corresponding response from us. We move from waiting into action. We move from preparation into confrontation. We move from expectation into prophetic response.
Jesus taught about the strongman and the need to bind him before plundering his house. This gives us a picture of spiritual warfare: the strongman must be dealt with before what has been held captive can be recovered.
HOW DO WE BIND THE STRONGMAN?
The first step is to break agreement with the enemy. This involves confession, repentance, and renunciation. We must examine our lives and renounce every agreement, partnership, or alignment that contradicts the Word of God.
Repentance brings us back into alignment with God. Confession acknowledges what is wrong. Renunciation declares that we no longer agree with what has opposed God's purposes. Before confronting external resistance, we must ensure that our own hearts are aligned with God.
Then we dislodge the strongman. We bind him and command him to leave the gates. We confront the resistance that has been standing against the manifestation of God's Word, and we command the gates to be lifted.
“Lift up your heads, O you gates...”
The gate represents a place of access, entry, authority, and transition. When the appointed time comes, the gates must open for the King of Glory and for what God has ordained to enter into manifestation.
But the process does not end with binding the strongman. Jesus said to bind the strongman and then plunder his house. Therefore, once the strongman has been dislodged, we must recover what belongs to us.
PLUNDER AND RESTORE
There are things that have been withheld, stolen, delayed, or consumed during seasons of resistance. When God brings us into a season of divine alignment, we should not merely celebrate the opening of the gate; we should ask God for restoration.
We can ask God to restore what has been lost in terms of time, resources, productivity, opportunities, and divine momentum. We can ask Him for divine acceleration—to recover lost ground and to move forward according to His purpose.
The goal is not simply to fight. The goal is recovery and restoration.
We are not called to remain permanently at the gate fighting the enemy. There comes a time when the gate opens, the strongman is dislodged, and what was being withheld is recovered. The season of waiting gives way to the season of manifestation.
KNOWING YOUR “NOW”
One of the greatest dangers in walking with God is misunderstanding the timing of God. We can run ahead of Him because we are impatient, or we can remain behind Him because we are afraid to move. Both can cause us to miss the moment God has prepared.
That is why waiting upon God is so important.
Waiting keeps us sensitive to His voice. Waiting keeps us aligned with His timing. Waiting teaches us when to pray, when to prepare, when to move, when to fight, and when to rest.
When God says, “NOW,” we must know what NOW requires.
Sometimes NOW requires intensified prayer. Sometimes NOW requires repentance. Sometimes NOW requires prophetic action. Sometimes NOW requires us to confront resistance. Sometimes NOW requires us to step through an open gate.
The key is not simply knowing the Word. The key is knowing where God is in relation to the Word and responding accordingly.
THE WORD MUST BECOME FLESH
Waiting upon God is ultimately about relationship with Him. We are not waiting merely for a thing, an opportunity, a miracle, or an answer. We are waiting upon HIM.
Because HE is the Word, we wait for Him to bring His Word into manifestation. We wait for what He has spoken to become visible in our lives. We remain in His presence, listen for His instructions, pray according to His timing, and act when He tells us to act.
Simeon waited. Anna waited. They remained positioned until the appointed time came. Then the Word became flesh before their eyes.
Our waiting seasons can feel long, but they are never meaningless when we are waiting upon God. God uses the waiting to prepare us, align us, teach us, position us, and bring us into the appointed season.
Therefore, do not despise the waiting.
Wait upon HIM.
Wait for HIS Word.
Wait for HIS timing.
Wait for HIS instruction.
Wait for HIS manifestation.
And when HE says, “NOW,” do not hesitate.
Pray. Respond. Move prophetically. Enter the gate. Confront what must be confronted. Recover what must be recovered. And walk with HIM into the manifestation of HIS Word.
The Word that God has spoken will become flesh in His appointed time.
The question is not whether God is faithful to His Word. The question is whether we will remain positioned to walk with HIM until the Word becomes flesh.
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