The Wait

Daily Inspirations for Finding the Love of Your Life and the Life You Love

by DeVon Franklin, Meagan Good, Tim Vandehey

4.7(6,015 ratings)

13 min read

Brief overview

This book helps you embrace the power of waiting with purpose, offering daily inspiration for realigning your priorities and transforming your viewpoint on love and life. By exploring active patience, self-reflection, and spiritual focus, you’ll discover how to prepare yourself for a fulfilling relationship. Ultimately, this approach invites you to grow spiritually, build resilience, and stay aligned with the greater plan for your life.

A Fresh Start

We begin with a concept that might feel counterintuitive in today’s culture: choosing to wait. This is not about denying yourself forever, but about recognizing how instant gratification can confuse or harm your relationships. Waiting gives your mind and spirit the chance to grow, letting clarity replace the chaos of hurried choices.

Imagine stepping back from the noise and pressure to please the crowd or your own impatience. By doing so, you gain a fresh perspective on who you are and what you deeply desire. When you slow down, you discover that you’re more than your past mistakes—you are a person in progress, evolving with purpose.

Waiting isn’t passivity; it’s an act of faith that new possibilities will arise. Rather than feeling trapped, you allow time to ready yourself for the healthy relationship you’ve always yearned for. This shift in perspective liberates you to become someone who thrives even before that special person arrives.

In these pages, you’ll see waiting not as a punishment, but as a powerful reset button for love and life. When approached intentionally, it reveals hidden insecurities, invites growth, and ensures that you bring your best self forward. That’s the true fresh start you’ve been hoping for.

Real Power in Waiting

Far from being a mark of weakness, waiting can be a deliberate strategy to preserve your core values and honor your worth. Each time you decide to wait instead of giving in to temporary cravings, you reclaim the power to shape your future.

For many, impulses lead to repeated heartbreak. Without time to reflect, it’s easy to end up with someone who only mirrors destructive patterns. But practicing patience helps you set boundaries—both with yourself and with others. It signals that your heart and your life aren’t up for grabs to anyone who merely stirs your attraction.

Cultures and trends may mock waiting as outdated, but the real question is whether the outcomes of modern hookup culture have brought lasting peace. This daily practice aims to cultivate a deeper fulfillment. By choosing to wait, you align your decisions with your highest goals, letting genuine love—and God’s timing—find you, rather than chasing illusions.

Patience safeguards your goals and protects the treasures of your heart.

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What is The Wait about?

The Wait offers a faith-driven, daily dose of inspiration for those seeking stronger relationships and a more grounded life. Centered on purposeful waiting, this book explains how patience can bring clarity while protecting your sense of worth. By pausing the rush to meet external expectations, you create space to grow emotionally, spiritually, and even professionally.

Authors DeVon Franklin, Meagan Good, and Tim Vandehey show how active patience, self-searching, and prayerful awareness can prepare you for the healthy connections you deserve. This holistic perspective keeps you aligned with deeper values, helping you see beyond short-term urges to find lasting fulfillment in love, life, and faith.

Review of The Wait

The Wait excels at showing how intentional boundaries transform your approach to both love and everyday commitments. Using relatable stories and practical tips, the authors highlight the book’s biggest strength: blending spiritual truths with real-life strategies that keep you focused on growth rather than instant gratification. Insights on recognizing and managing triggers provide a down-to-earth application of faith and personal development.

Its accessible writing style opens the message to anyone seeking clarity and resilience, making it a fit for busy professionals, faith-focused singles, or anyone exploring how patience shapes healthier bonds. Rather than moralizing, the authors encourage evaluating each decision through the lens of spiritual alignment and forward-looking goals. After reading, you’ll feel more confident in embracing waiting as a principle for healthier, more meaningful relationships. It’s a clear recommendation for anyone ready to set intentional standards and guard their peace.

Who should read The Wait?

Singles wanting a faith-based lens for dating and boundaries.
Professionals seeking a disciplined approach to love without losing career focus.
Newly divorced or separated individuals looking for clarity and restoration in their next chapter.
People with strong spiritual interests who want a practical guide to patience and purposeful living.

About the author

DeVon Franklin is an award-winning film and TV producer, bestselling author, renowned preacher, and spiritual success coach. He is the President/CEO of Franklin Entertainment and has produced films like "Miracles from Heaven" and "Heaven Is for Real." Meagan Good is an award-winning actress who has appeared in numerous films and TV shows. Tim Vandehey is a New York Times bestselling nonfiction ghostwriter with over 65 books written in genres like self-help, memoir, wellness, and finance. Together, they co-authored "The Wait," a book that shares their personal story of waiting and offers practical advice on transforming relationships through patience, trust, and faith.