Wait on the Lord
The text emphasizes the importance of waiting with expectancy in spiritual life, highlighting how true waiting fosters growth, awareness, and connection to both the past and future.
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A powerful biblical message speaks to those moments of utter confusion and despair: “I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised … I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out — plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for” (Jeremiah 29:11, msg). When all hope is gone, give God time. He can and does
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Young people, don’t spend your lives worrying about what you will do, what you will be, what you will accomplish. Wait for Him and He will supply all that you need. God will take care of every need if you put Him first.
Matthew Barnett • The Church That Never Sleeps: The Amazing Story That Will Change Your View of Church Forever
Patience [is] the basic constituent of Christianity . . . the power to wait, to persevere, to hold out, to endure to the end, not to transcend one’s own limitations, not to force issues by playing the hero or the titan, but to practice the virtue that lies beyond heroism, the meekness of the lamb which is led.2
Tish Harrison Warren • Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life
God will show you the best way, the best place, the best time, and the best words. Wait and pray for them all.