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There was a time in my life when I prayed desperate prayers, but despite the clarity and urgency with which I prayed, I didn’t pray with certainty that God could or would change things. Therefore, I wasn’t willing to do what God was asking on my part. David’s prayer is urgent, yet he prays with certainty that God will deliver. David shows us several things that we should do while we wait, so that our waiting is growing our faith in Him.

Pray honest prayers. “Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me!” (Psalm 70:1). David is pleading with God. He knows that God knows the outcome, yet he prays in an honest and direct way. “[T]he eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer.” (1 Peter 3:12a)
Seek Him fervently. “May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you!” (Psalm 70:4a). This idea is referenced many other times in Scripture when facing trying circumstances. “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13)
Praise Him as we focus on an eternal perspective. Psalm 70:4 continues, “May those who love your salvation say evermore, 'God is great!'” No matter how drastic, our situation is temporary in light of eternity. Be encouraged by Colossians 3:2 to: “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”
Remind ourselves of who He is. “You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay!” (Psalm 70:5) When we truly believe this is who God is, we can pray confidently and wait contentedly on His timing.

2 Peter 3:9 assures us, “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” If you are in a season in which you feel like God is delaying, be reminded that His timing is perfect and that His delay is for a reason.