Theme IndexPatience
Patience
The holy discipline of waiting well while the answer is not yet in.
Delays, long processes, waiting20 verses6 reflections
Verses for Patience
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.
1 Peter 5:6— NLTRead 1 Peter 5 (NLT)
We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy,
Colossians 1:11— NLTRead Colossians 1 (NLT)
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1— NLTRead Ecclesiastes 3 (NLT)1 published reflection — Read the latest: Grocery Prices Won't Fall Quickly — and a New Congress Faces the Long Road of Affordability
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
Galatians 6:9— NLTRead Galatians 6 (NLT)
Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
Hebrews 10:36— NLTRead Hebrews 10 (NLT)1 published reflection — Read the latest: Alaska's Weekslong Senate Count Puts a Whole State in the Space Between
Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
Isaiah 40:28-29— NLTRead Isaiah 40 (NLT)1 published reflection — Read the latest: Stranded in the Cook Islands Since 2023, One Man's Long Wait for a Way Home
Reflections on Patience
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