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No one likes delay or disappointment, but there are times in life when we experience this unpleasant season. Delays and disappointments can come in all shades and manners, ranging from simple, insignificant things to big and major life issues. I’ve never seen anyone that enjoys any form of delay in life. Some delays are unfair. Racheal in the Bible experienced an unfair delay; she waited seven years through no fault of hers. After seven years of waiting, she was disappointed because instead of her father giving her in marriage to Jacob, her sister Leah was chosen!  I cannot begin to imagine the disappointment and despair Racheal must have felt. She eventually married Jacob, but as the second wife and after waiting so long to marry, she also had to wait so long to have her children. Rachel is one woman who understood the pain of delays and disappointments. I’m glad her story didn’t end there; God came through for her. Her delay and disappointment gave way to fulfilment and joy. So if you have had any delays or if you are going through a disappointment, hold on, for delays are not denials. 

What can you do in the waiting room?

• Do an honest inventory. Is this delay your fault? Are there things you should do or should have done? Can you go back and make the necessary amends?
• Don’t leave any stone unturned. Make sure you have done the best you can, and after doing your BEST, leave the REST to God. He knows how to turn things around in your favour.
• Do what you need to do, and then allow God to do what only God can do
• Take your rest in God. This can be easier said than done. How do you take your rest when others around you are moving on and you feel left out? It may not be easy, but God gives grace to those who ask, so ask him for grace to be at peace even as you wait for your change to come. 
• Encourage yourself in the word of God. Countless promises of God say that God will always come through for us, it may seem to us as late, but it’s never late with God, He will always come through, and He comes big!
• Enjoy your season whilst you are waiting. Seasons come and go; it’s the principle of life. No matter how long it may seem, one season will always give room for another. Life is not static; days, weeks, months, and years keep going. The season will change, and it may be delayed, but eventually, the change will come.
• Pray. Take your authority over every delay and disappointment. Find two or three scriptures as your evidence to take before God to ask for this season to change. God can change the times and the seasons. That’s the beauty of the God we serve. Below are the scriptures you can use as your armour as you approach God’s throne for mercy and help during your season of need.

Scriptures to pray against delay and disappointment