Midweek Teaching - What to Do While You're Still Waiting?
What to Do While You're Still Waiting
Ebenezer Baptist Church | November 18, 2026 | Pastor Milton Bunting
We all know what it feels like to wait — to trust God, to keep praying, and still not see the answer. In this message, Pastor Milton Bunting meets us right where many of us struggle most: not just in the waiting itself, but in knowing how to carry ourselves through it. Drawing from the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18, Pastor Bunting reminds us that we may not be able to control how long the wait lasts, but we absolutely can control how we conduct ourselves while we wait.
Using the widow's relentless pursuit of justice before an unjust judge, Pastor Bunting unpacks a powerful truth Jesus placed at the heart of this parable — that men should always pray and never give up. The woman's story is our story. She had a problem that needed to be addressed, frustration that could have stopped her, and no guarantee of when relief would come. Yet she kept pressing. Her persistence wasn't just stubbornness; it was faith in action, and it's the model God calls each of us to follow.
Key Points from This Message:
1. Don't allow your frustration to control your faith. You can be frustrated without becoming faithless. A difficult day doesn't mean you abandon your trust in God. Keep taking your concerns to him, and don't allow temporary disappointment to damage your permanent relationship with him.
2. Don't measure your progress by someone else's progress. It can be one of the hardest lessons of waiting — watching others receive what you've been praying for. But God's timing is personal. He may be preparing you to properly manage, handle, and appreciate the very thing you're asking for.
3. Don't take matters into your own hands. The temptation to force things when we're tired of waiting is real, but Proverbs 3:5-6 calls us to trust God completely rather than lean on our own understanding. If we acknowledge him, he will direct our path.
Even in the waiting room of life, our eyes must stay fixed on God. As Hebrews 12:1 reminds us, we are to strip off every weight that slows us down and run with endurance the race God has set before us. This race takes patience — it can't be rushed. So keep praying, keep reading the Word, keep fasting, and keep your circle strong.
📖 Scripture Reference: Luke 18:1-8; Proverbs 3:5-6; Hebrews 12:1
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