"God's 'wait' is just His polite way of saying 'no' to an old man's requests."
How it sounds in your head: You've spiritualized it for decades, but maybe wait just means no. Maybe young men get 'yes' and old men get 'wait' because there's no kind way to say your time has passed.
"For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us."
-- 2 Corinthians 1:20Source: Religious linguistic tricks that redefine God's character, making Him a politician who won't give straight answers.
If you're honest, most things you were told to 'wait' for never came. The wait became your permanent status. It feels like divine rejection dressed in spiritual language.
Simeon was old and had been promised by the Holy Spirit he wouldn't die before seeing Messiah. After years of waiting, the Spirit led him to the temple at the exact moment Mary brought baby Jesus—promise fulfilled instantly.
I REFUSE the lie that wait means no. IT IS WRITTEN that ALL God's promises are YES and AMEN in Christ. I am an heir of Abraham by promise, not by age. Simeon waited his entire life and the Spirit brought him to Messiah at the EXACT moment. The BARAK blessing doesn't have an age cutoff. IT IS WRITTEN I am blessed and highly favored. God's yes to me is as strong at 75 as it was at 25 because it's based on COVENANT, not calendar.
The Father who kept His promise to elderly Simeon isn't dodging your requests. He's been preparing the exact-moment encounter, and His YES is louder than every year you waited.