“Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him” (Ps. 37:7). “Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the Lord” (Ps. 27:14). “I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, and in His word do I hope” (Ps. 130:5). “Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall

Therefore we do not give up. d Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person e is being renewed day by day. 17 For our momentary light affliction f is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory. g 18 So we do not focus on what is seen, h but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is u

says, “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint” (Isaiah 40:29–31).

In Psalms we read, “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD” (Psalm 27:14).

encouragement-it might seem impossible for the promise to be fulfilled, yet the promise is renewed time after time.