"And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken."
Sarah had to wait a long time to get what she wanted, and for what she had undoubtedly often petitioned God concerning, (namely, a child--whom she got, in Isaac). Had God given Sarah what she desired earlier, when she so earnestly sought for it--it would have been a disaster for Sarah (and for the rest of the world, too). She was not particularly "patient," but the Lord overlooked that, and was gracious to her.
What is it that you have long and ardently "sought for"? Don't lose hope; and don't give up. If this desire is God-honoring, continue to wait for the Lord, and don't cease to continue to ask Him for it.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Q. What is the liberty of the gospel? A. It is a blessed liberty in the church to have true liberty opened, the charter of our liberty." --Richard Sibbes, in "Glorious Freedom"]
