Psalms 71:5
For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.
Most of us have a hard time believing that God is working on our behalf until we see something happening with our natural eyes. This usually isn't the way God works. He works behind the scenes much of the time. Right now He is changing hearts and drawing sinners unto Him. Right now He is working in our government. Right now God has a plan for your promotion. He may be speaking to your boss about giving you a raise.
God is busy working in your life as long as you believe. Hebrews 11: 1 says, Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things (we) hope for; being the proof of things (we) do not see and the conviction of their reality (faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses). (Amplified Bible)
This scripture begins with the word "now." Although the Greek word from which it is translated actually means "but, and, etc.," rather than "at this point in time," I still believe the term can be used to describe faith and hope. Faith and hope operate right now! Without them, life isn't enjoyable. Every time I lay aside faith and hope, I stop believing and I lose my peace--and as soon as I lose my peace, my joy goes with it.
Make a decision to be a now person. God has a good plan for your life right now. Trust Him today. Believing God brings you into His rest and puts an end to the torment caused by impatience and anxiety while you're waiting. No matter how hopeless your situation seems to be or how long it has been that way, I know that things can change in your life, they did in mine. It took time and fresh encounter with the Holy Spirit, but it was worth it. It will be worth it to you, too. Whatever happens, trust in the Lord--and trust in the power of hope!