Wait Continually for your God

Hosea 12:2 The Lord has an indictment against Judah
    and will punish Jacob according to his ways;
    he will repay him according to his deeds.
3 In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
    and in his manhood he strove with God.
4 He strove with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought his favor.
He met God at Bethel, and there God spoke with us—
5 the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial name:
6 “So you, by the help of your God, return,
    hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”

Most of the judgments Hosea announced were against the northern nation of Israel (aka Ephraim), but God helped him see beyond his immediate homeland to the bigger picture. Both northern and southern kingdoms were straying away from Him. They went back to one father, Jacob, from whom they had learned injustice, allowing false gods into the family, and an impatience.  The cure is found in the last verse above: trust in God's help, not our own strength; love your brother and don't take advantage of him; look to God for instruction and stop being so impatient.