--- title: "24 God Waits Quotes by 21 authors" description: "Browse 24 God Waits quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best God Waits sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4b/tad-williams-2777_fight_fight-and-live-fight-and-die-god-waits-f_1924432.png" --- > [“Fight and live, fight and die, God waits for all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-williams/fight-and-live-fight-and-die-god-waits-for-all/) [Tad Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4b/tad-williams-2777_fight_fight-and-live-fight-and-die-god-waits-f_1924432.png) > [Ours is a God who waits. So who are we not to?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-boyle/ours-is-a-god-who-waits-so-who-are-we-not-to/) [Greg Boyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-boyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/greg-boyle-3692_god_ours-is-a-god-who-waits-so-who-are-we-no_1980554.png) > [God waits for us to create him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-de-menil/god-waits-for-us-to-create-him/) [Dominique de Menil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-de-menil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/dominique-de-menil-44246_create_god-waits-for-us-to-create-him-95419_95419.png) > [God waits to win back his own flowers as gifts from man's hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabindranath-tagore/god-waits-to-win-back-his-own-flowers-as-gifts-from-man-s-hands/) [Rabindranath Tagore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabindranath-tagore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/rabindranath-tagore-383_flower_god-waits-to-win-back-his-own-flowers-as_131589.png) > [God often waits until we're out of ideas before He lets us know His plans. He competes for our hearts, not our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-goff/god-often-waits-until-we-re-out-of-ideas-before-he-lets-us-know-his/) [Bob Goff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-goff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/bob-goff-1182_attention_god-often-waits-until-we-re-out-of-ideas_2696029.png) > [“We wait for God to bless us while God waits for us to accept the blessing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betsy-thompson/we-wait-for-god-to-bless-us-while-god-waits-for-us-to-accept-the/) [Betsy Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betsy-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/058/betsy-thompson-223060_blessings_we-wait-for-god-to-bless-us-while-god-wa_988944.jpg) > [While God waits for His temple to be built of love, men bring stones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabindranath-tagore/while-god-waits-for-his-temple-to-be-built-of-love-men-bring-stones/) [Rabindranath Tagore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabindranath-tagore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f97/rabindranath-tagore-383_love_while-god-waits-for-his-temple-to-be-bui_512199.png) > [A delay isnt a denial. Not yet isnt No, God often waits until you change before he changes your situation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-delay-isnt-a-denial-not-yet-isnt-no-god-often-waits-until-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cb/anonymous-1_change_a-delay-isnt-a-denial-not-yet-isnt-no-go_1960197.jpg) > [Perhaps God waits for us to be empty, so he may fill us with himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-yancey/perhaps-god-waits-for-us-to-be-empty-so-he-may-fill-us-with-himself/) [Rick Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-yancey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/rick-yancey-831_empty_perhaps-god-waits-for-us-to-be-empty-so_1841691.jpg) > [The 'kingdom of God' is not something one waits for; it has no yesterday or tomorrow, it does not come 'in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/the-kingdom-of-god-is-not-something-one-waits-for-it-has-no-yesterday/) [Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/friedrich-nietzsche-15_doe_the-kingdom-of-god-is-not-something-one_919037.jpg) > [God waits only the separation of spirit from flesh to crown us with a full reward. Why, then, should we ever sink…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-bronte/god-waits-only-the-separation-of-spirit-from-flesh-to-crown-us-with-a/) [Charlotte Bronte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-bronte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/charlotte-bronte-144_certain_god-waits-only-the-separation-of-spirit_2698683.jpg) > [The oak sleeps with the acorn, the giant sequoia tree sleeps in it's tiny seed. The bird wait's in the egg, God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/funkadelic/the-oak-sleeps-with-the-acorn-the-giant-sequoia-tree-sleeps-in-it-s/) [Funkadelic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/funkadelic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97a/funkadelic-20596_dream_the-oak-sleeps-with-the-acorn-the-giant_2835130.jpg) > [“God helps those who help themselves.' ... If God waits around to see if we can pull off miracles without him, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pamela-porter/god-helps-those-who-help-themselves-if-god-waits-around-to-see-if-we/) [Pamela Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pamela-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/pamela-porter-57611_god-help_god-helps-those-who-help-themselves-if-g_2595565.jpg) > [God waits for you to communicate with Him. You have instant, direct access to God. God loves mankind so much, and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-l-duewel/god-waits-for-you-to-communicate-with-him-you-have-instant-direct/) [Wesley L Duewel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-l-duewel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/wesley-l-duewel-25354_access_god-waits-for-you-to-communicate-with-hi_480957.jpg) > [“God waits, watches, and hopes that the sun will not set on our length of days without our standing on tiptoes at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-moore/god-waits-watches-and-hopes-that-the-sun-will-not-set-on-our-length/) [Beth Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/beth-moore-212_life_god-waits-watches-and-hopes-that-the-sun_1285561.png) > [“Teilhard de Chardin wrote that we must "trust in the slow work of God." Ours is a God who waits. Who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-boyle/teilhard-de-chardin-wrote-that-we-must-trust-in-the-slow-work-of-god/) [Greg Boyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-boyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f09/greg-boyle-3692_god_teilhard-de-chardin-wrote-that-we-must-t_596168.png) > [“Let waiting be our work, as it is His. And, if His waiting is nothing but goodness and graciousness, let ours be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-murray/let-waiting-be-our-work-as-it-is-his-and-if-his-waiting-is-nothing/) [Andrew Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/andrew-murray-1530_god_let-waiting-be-our-work-as-it-is-his-and_2936752.jpg) > [God waits patiently for me to wake up, grow up, come to the awareness that great works take time, that nothing truly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-royer/god-waits-patiently-for-me-to-wake-up-grow-up-come-to-the-awareness/) [Jean Royer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-royer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b55/jean-royer-92251_awareness_god-waits-patiently-for-me-to-wake-up-gr_259850.jpg) > [“I guess this thing we call faith is a climb. I always wanted to think of it as a big slide straight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-samson/i-guess-this-thing-we-call-faith-is-a-climb-i-always-wanted-to-think/) [Lisa Samson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-samson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/lisa-samson-20322_faith_i-guess-this-thing-we-call-faith-is-a-cl_1307058.jpg) > [“‎God remains silent so that men and women may speak, protest, and struggle. God remains silent so that people may really become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elsa-tamez/god-remains-silent-so-that-men-and-women-may-speak-protest-and/) [Elsa Tamez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elsa-tamez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/elsa-tamez-235656_activism_god-remains-silent-so-that-men-and-women_3059773.jpg) > [“Our problem is that this world does not teach us to pay attention to what matters. We circulate résumés that chronicle what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/our-problem-is-that-this-world-does-not-teach-us-to-pay-attention-to/) [John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/805/john-ortberg-932_communication_our-problem-is-that-this-world-does-not_2890177.png) > [“God can of course look in someone’s mind to discover what he is thinking, or look into the future to discover what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-e-goldingay/god-can-of-course-look-in-someone-s-mind-to-discover-what-he-is/) [John E. Goldingay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-e-goldingay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99d/john-e-goldingay-23279_ahead-of-time_god-can-of-course-look-in-someone-s-mind_3118263.jpg) > [“God is a wise husbandman, who "waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it (James 5:7).…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-murray/god-is-a-wise-husbandman-who-waiteth-for-the-precious-fruit-of-the/) [Andrew Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/373/andrew-murray-1530_blessing_god-is-a-wise-husbandman-who-waiteth-for_2767688.png) > [Whilst a man is persuaded that he has it in his power to contribute anything, be it ever so little, to his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/whilst-a-man-is-persuaded-that-he-has-it-in-his-power-to-contribute/) [Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/martin-luther-106_believe_whilst-a-man-is-persuaded-that-he-has-it_1535407.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-waits/#itemlist", "name": "God Waits Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Fight and live, fight and die, God waits for all.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tad Williams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-williams/fight-and-live-fight-and-die-god-waits-for-all/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4b/tad-williams-2777_fight_fight-and-live-fight-and-die-god-waits-f_1924432.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4b/tad-williams-2777_fight_fight-and-live-fight-and-die-god-waits-f_1924432.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4b/tad-williams-2777_fight_fight-and-live-fight-and-die-god-waits-f_1924432.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Fight and live, fight and die, God waits for all.” — Tad Williams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ours is a God who waits. 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