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Listen to my voice in the morning Lord, Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. (Psalm 5:3 NLT) 

David was anointed king over Israel about 15 years before he saw God's promise fulfilled in his life.

When he wrote this Psalm much later in his life, he was well-acquainted with long waits.

Yet, he still brought all his requests to his Heavenly Father in the early hours of the day and then waited expectantly for a response.

When we bring our requests to God we want a yes, but we know that even a no, can sometimes prove to be a blessing.

But when God's response to our requests is wait it's easy for us to lose our passion for Him and wait with growing disappointment instead of expectancy.

We quickly grow frustrated.

Sometimes we even move forward on our own.

When we find ourselves waiting it seems the most difficult thing in life to do.

There are things in my own life that God has promised, but I have yet to see fulfilled.

Some days the wait seems never-ending.  

But I've found that our Heavenly Father's response of not right now is usually followed by a but when we wait expectantly in His presence for a little while longer. 

God's response doesn't ever end with wait. 

He continues.

He comforts us in our disappointment, or He gives us some other work to distract us. 

Sometimes He simply reminds us that His plan will be worth the wait. 

The best part of His response comes after the wait.

May our requests be few and our waits be short.