The Lord is good to those who wait

Remember my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and bitterness.
Surely my soul remembers and is bowed down within me.
This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope.
The LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I have hope in Him."
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him.
It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the LORD. Lamentations 3:19-26

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the Lord.

How is one supposed to wait silently for something that causes so much pain and grief? I'm sure I could come up with some long philosophical explanation, but I'm not sure it's that simple.

The answer probably lies within the phrase "to the person who seeks Him", similar to "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness" in the Sermon on the Mount.

But like so many other things in life, knowing the right answer and doing the right thing are totally separate actions.