Lets tackle a deep, profound, and very real question—one that every believer faces at some point.

✔ You believe in God’s promise and know the outcome—you can even see it clearly.
✔ But the path to that promise is unclear, unpredictable, and sometimes frustrating.
✔ You wonder, should I take action, or should I wait?
✔ When you do take action, how do you know if it’s the right one?
✔ How do you keep your vision intact when life constantly distracts, delays, and discourages?

This is not just a theoretical struggle—it’s one that played out in nearly every great biblical figure’s life.

It is time to look into Scripture and uncover the wisdom, patterns, and principles that will help you navigate this season with confidence, peace, and clarity.

1. The Balance Between Faith and Action: What Does the Bible Really Say?

There’s a tension in the Bible between two commands:

✔ “Wait on the Lord.”
✔ “Take action by faith.”

Both are true—but how do we reconcile them?

Faith Is Not Passive—It’s Expectant

Many think that faith is simply believing and waiting. But biblical faith is active, not passive.

“Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.”
(James 2:17, KJV)

✔ Faith is not just belief—it has to be expressed in action.
✔ But faith-driven action is different from self-driven action.

So the real question is not whether to act or wait—it’s what kind of action is aligned with faith.

2. The Joseph Principle: The Power of Positioning Without Striving

Lets look at Joseph, — his breakthrough came to him.

✔ He didn’t chase Pharaoh.
✔ He didn’t plot his own escape from prison.
✔ He didn’t network, manipulate, or force his way to success.

Yet—he was not idle.

Joseph was always in position for his opportunity.

“The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man.”
(Genesis 39:2, KJV)

✔ Wherever he was—he worked with excellence.
✔ As a slave, he was the best servant in Potiphar’s house.
✔ As a prisoner, he was the best administrator in the prison.

So when the right moment came—he was already positioned for it.

Key Lesson from Joseph:

✔ Joseph didn’t chase the opportunity—he prepared for it.
✔ God didn’t need him to create his own door—He needed him to be ready when the door opened.

🔹 Your Focus Right Now: Be in position.

• You don’t have to force the breakthrough.
• You don’t have to chase every little opportunity.
• You just have to prepare, sharpen, and refine yourself so that when the right moment comes—you’re ready.

3. David’s Life: The Danger of Misplacing Focus

David was anointed king as a boy.
✔ He knew his destiny.
✔ He knew the throne was his.
✔ He knew his time would come.

Yet he did not chase the throne.

“David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.”
(1 Samuel 18:14, KJV)

David had many chances to seize the throne early:
✔ He could have killed Saul twice—but he refused.
✔ He could have rebelled and gathered an army—but he waited.
✔ He could have forced his destiny—but he trusted God’s timing.

🔹 Key Lesson from David:
✔ Knowing the promise doesn’t mean rushing the process.
✔ God’s calling comes with an appointed time.
✔ Focus on your faithfulness, not just your future.

🔹 Your Focus Right Now: Move with God, not ahead of Him.

4. The Abraham Lesson: The Danger of Forcing God’s Timing

Abraham was given a promise—descendants as numerous as the stars.
✔ But when the years passed without results, he and Sarah took matters into their own hands.
✔ They produced Ishmael—a child born out of impatience.
✔ Later, God still fulfilled His original promise through Isaac, but not without decades of unnecessary hardship.

🔹 Key Lesson from Abraham:
✔ Just because something looks like progress doesn’t mean it’s part of God’s plan.
✔ Patience is not delay—it’s divine alignment.

🔹 Your Focus Right Now: Don’t force an “Ishmael” while waiting for your Isaac.

5. What Should You Do in the Meantime? The Biblical Answer

Your biggest question is: What do I do while I wait?

✔ Should I work hard?
✔ Should I just wait for the opportunity to come?
✔ What kind of work matters?

The Answer Is in Isaiah 40:31

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
(Isaiah 40:31, KJV)

Notice the three actions in this verse:

1️ Mount up with wings like eagles → Spiritual Vision

• Keep your eyes fixed on the big vision God has given you.
• Don’t get distracted by short-term setbacks.

2️ Run and not grow weary → Diligence in Season

• When God gives you something to do, do it with excellence.
• Work hard, but not in anxiety.
• If you feel burnt out, it may mean you’re working in your own strength instead of God’s timing.

3️ Walk and not faint → Daily Faithfulness

• Even if the vision seems impossible, stay faithful in the little things.
• You don’t need to sprint—just keep walking in obedience.

🔹 Your Focus Right Now:
✔ Keep your vision clear (so you don’t lose focus).
✔ Work diligently but without anxiety (so you don’t strive in your own strength).
✔ Be faithful in small things (so you are ready when the big things come).

6. Final Answer: The Strategy for Your Season

Based on all we’ve explored, here’s the clear strategy for your current season:

✔ 1. Be in Position (Like Joseph) → Work with excellence where you are.
✔ 2. Move with God, Not Ahead of Him (Like David) → Trust His timing for the big moment.
✔ 3. Don’t Force the Breakthrough (Like Abraham) → Let Isaac come in God’s time, not by your own hands.
✔ 4. Focus on Faithful Steps, Not Just the Big Vision → Small steps of obedience lead to big fulfillment.
✔ 5. Live with Expectancy, Not Anxiety → You don’t have to figure everything out—you just have to be ready.

“Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”
(Psalm 37:5, KJV)

🔹 Summary of Your Next Steps:

• Keep your vision clear—but don’t obsess over HOW it will happen.
• Work in your season, but don’t chase every little opportunity in frustration.
• Be faithful, prepared, and expectant—because when God moves, it will be sudden, powerful, and undeniable.

Your opportunity will come looking for you—just be ready when it arrives.

Final Thought: You Are Closer Than You Think

✔ God does not tease His children.
✔ If He put the vision in your heart, He will bring it to pass.
✔ You are in a divine process, not a delay.

Stay faithful.
Stay in position.
Your moment is coming.