The first article, we focused on writing down a vision. The same verse of scripture also brings an element
of time lag for that vision. It is for an appointed time. It may tarry. Wait for it.
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it
tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” Habakkuk 2:3.

Waiting for the fulfilment of a vision can be frustrating. You get excited when you hear the vision, you
put it down and start working towards it. On the way, situations arise that may delay you, derail you
from the vision and also stop you completely. Excitement quickly turns to waiting, frustration, losing
hope and trying all over again.

The Bible is full of prophecies that took years, decades and centuries to be fulfilled. Some prophets lived
and died without seeing the fulfilment of their prophecies. Isaiah spoke of the Messiah’s coming and
suffering and never saw Him. David also spoke about the Messiah.
If you think your vision is tarrying too long, take heart and read the Bible.

Noah spent decades building an ark following an instruction from God. He wrote down the dimensions
of the ark as God told him, he saw it mentally, kept working on it. Imagine how ridiculous he must have
looked to the people, building such a big ark when there was no rain ever experienced that could lift up
that big ark. He was growing old by the day, working on a project that was subject to a natural
occurrence that he had no control over – rain. If it did not rain, then he would have worked for so long
for nothing.

Take Abraham for instance, an old man promised a son in his old age, his wife well advanced in years
also. You would think God wold bless them immediately after telling him he would be a father of many
nations. They had to wait, and eventually Sarah offered her maid, trying to help God give Abraham a
son. The vision still remained. God continuously assured Abraham that his slave was not the heir, that
his son Ishmael was also not the heir. Twenty four years passed, and Sarah was definitely out of child
bearing age, then the baby came. What a wait.

Fast-forward, his grandson went down to Egypt. God had told Abraham that they would go to a foreign
land, and after four hundred years, they would come out of that land. This was still part of the vision
God had told Abraham, many nations, not one son. The vision was already out, Israel was established as
a nation in the eyes of Abraham before he even saw Jacob.

How about David, anointed as King of Israel as a young shepherd boy minding his own business out in
the field. By divine plan, he entered the battlefield and killed a warrior who was also a menace to Israel.
He continued to serve under the King on the throne, Saul, while waiting his turn. He did not even once
discuss his kingship with Saul, but continued to serve, waiting for the vision of God to unfold. He
suffered for years, running from the King, though he was also the King.
What is your vision? How do you see the future? Is it written down?
The word of God says wait for it, even if it tarries, wait for it.

Waiting requires the following elements:
Hope keeps you focused on the vision. You keep expecting and desiring what you see in the future. You
disregard the contrary circumstances and challenges that keep you from attaining the vision. Hope must
remain alive because without it, you will not be bothered to take the next step towards your vision and
goal. Never lose hope.

Trust is your belief that whoever is working on your issue is reliable and has the ability to bring it to pass.
As a believer, your trust is in God helping you to achieve your vision. You believe that God is able to do it
for you, that He is willing and reliable. Trust in God at all times, and do not lean in your own
understanding.

Faith is said to be you acting like what God said is true. It is the substance of what you are hoping for.
You behold it, and hold it before you have it. You get up like the woman with the issue of blood and
believe in your heart that once you touch the hem of the garment of Jesus, your problem is solved. Like
the Samaritan woman, going back home to find her demon possessed child well, having left Jesus with
only a word. And the ruler who believed that the word of Jesus is sufficient to travel to where his
servant was and heal him.
Never lose the vision because of impatience.
Wait on the Lord.