waiting

He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.

—Sun Tzu

Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.

—Thomas Aquinas

If I had waited on God continually and lived on him and Christ by faith I should have brought forth more fruit 10 times 1,000 times over.

—William Wilberforce

Still good advice (whether pocket Bibles or phones):

In everyone’s life many minutes each day are lost, waiting for meals, riding on trains, etc. … Carry a pocket Bible with you, and save those golden moments by putting them to the very best use, listening to the voice of God.

—R. A. Torrey

Looking to God means not dealing with a problem yourself, not consulting other people, but depending entirely upon God, and ‘waiting’ only upon Him.

—Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

—Thomas Edison

Death waits for no one and nothing. Therefore, there’s nothing more important in this world for you than what you’re doing right now.

—Leo Tolstoy