God doesn't tell us how He'll answer our prayers, even when, but He does promise those who wait on Him one thing - strength. Tony Evans points out that the word wait comes from a Hebrew word used in the making of rope. Every rope starts as a thread and every thread added just increases its strength. Getting the idea? Every time you wait on the Lord you add another thread to the rope; you get a little stronger, a little more able to cope. Feel as if you're just hanging on by a thread? Wait in God's presence and let Him turn it into a rope. But waiting is not always passive: sometimes it's active, like waiting on a customer, seeing that his or her needs are met. Waiting is not so much a position, rather a focus. Isaiah says, 'Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed [focused] on Thee...' (Isaiah 26:3). Whether it's sitting prayerfully in God's presence, or actively carrying out His will, you've got His assurance that your strength will be renewed. Listen to these promises: (1) 'Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!' (Psalm 27:14). (2) '...wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him' (Psalm 62:5). (3) 'As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters...so our eyes look to the Lord our God...' (Psalm 123:2). Need more strength? Wait on God more!