The document discusses how to wait faithfully for God's promises. It encourages believers to stay engaged in their faith, avoid giving in to impatience or unbelief, and continue trusting that God will fulfill what He has promised in His perfect timing. The document references biblical characters like Abraham and Sarah who waited many years for God to give them a child according to His promise and were rewarded through their persevering faith.

2. How Do We WAIT?
I. STAY ENGAGED while we wait.
II. DON’T GIVE BIRTH TO ISHMAEL while we
wait.
III. DON’T GIVE UP AND MISS OUT while we
wait.

3. By faith Sarah herself received power to
conceive, even when she was past the age,
since she considered Him faithful who had
promised. Therefore from one man, and him
as good as dead, were born descendants as
many as the stars of heaven and as many as
the innumerable grains of sand by the
seashore.
Hebrews 11:11-12 (ESV)

4. For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways My ways, declares
the LORD.
Isaiah 55:8 (ESV)

5. After these things the word of the LORD came
to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram, I am
your shield; your reward shall be very great.“
But Abram said, "O Lord GOD, what will You
give me, for I continue childless, and the heir
of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?“ And
Abram said, "Behold, You have given me no
offspring, and a member of my household will
be my heir.“

6. And behold, the word of the LORD came to
him: "This man shall not be your heir; your
very own son shall be your heir.“ And He
brought him outside and said, "Look toward
heaven, and number the stars, if you are able
to number them." Then He said to him, "So
shall your offspring be.“ And he believed the
LORD, and He counted it to him as
righteousness.
Genesis 15:1-6 (ESV)

7. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee:
my soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth
for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no
water is; To see Thy power and Thy glory, so as
I have seen Thee in the sanctuary. Because
Thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips
shall praise Thee. Thus will I bless Thee while I
live: I will lift up my hands in Thy name.

8. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and
fatness; and my mouth shall praise Thee with
joyful lips: When I remember Thee upon my
bed, and meditate on Thee in the night
watches. Because Thou hast been my help,
therefore in the shadow of Thy wings will I
rejoice. My soul followeth hard after Thee:
Thy right hand upholdeth me.
Psalm 63 (KJV)

9. My soul follows hard after Thee
Early in the morning will
I rise up and seek Thee
And because Thou hast been my help
Under the shadow of Thy wing
I will rejoice

10. Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no
children. She had a female Egyptian servant
whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said to
Abram, "Behold now, the LORD has prevented
me from bearing children. Go in to my
servant; it may be that I shall obtain children
by her." And Abram listened to the voice of
Sarai.
Genesis 16:1-2 (ESV)

11. Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in
years. The way of women had ceased to be with
Sarah. So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "After I
am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have
pleasure?“ The LORD said to Abraham, "Why did
Sarah laugh and say, 'Shall I indeed bear a child,
now that I am old?‘ Is anything too hard for the
LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you,
about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a
son.“ But Sarah denied it, saying, "I did not
laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you
did laugh."
Genesis 18:11-15 (ESV)

12. The LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the
LORD did to Sarah as He had promised. And
Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his
old age at the time of which God had spoken to
him. Abraham called the name of his son who
was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac.
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he
was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son
Isaac was born to him.
Genesis 21:1-5 (ESV)