![]() ![]() ![]() The women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host:Īs for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, She *said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep where then do You get that living water?īy faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised. Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants,Īnd our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace īut rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. The gates of your land are opened wide to your enemies So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength is and how you may be bound to afflict you.”īut much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.īehold, your people are women in your midst! Patience is a stretching of our faith and anyone can tell you, stretching is not passive.īible quotes about patience could easily be called Bible quotes about courage because actively stretching our faith, purposefully leaning into God’s will, in God’s time…well, that takes courage, divine courage my friend.But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For her hair is given to her for a covering. Patience is actively working with God in trust and prayer. Here’s one of the biggest misconceptions about being patient–we think patience means just sitting around for God to pull the puppet strings of life, our life. How many of those are you glad didn’t go as you planned but followed God’s perfect timing? I have a lot I can think of and I’m sure more that I cannot even recall!! Think of all the situations and decisions in your life you’ve tried to control and rush. And then, we’re thankful it’s not up to us! We become more patient because we learn, it’s not up to us. We allow our timeline to slowly slip away so we can make room for God’s timing. And the more we trust God the more we lean into His time. The more we know about God and His character, the more we can begin to trust Him, especially with those hard parts of ourselves, those rough edges, and especially those worn and weary places. The more we read our Bible, the more familiar we become with Who God is and how He operates. So how do we believe the promises contained in that Bible verse on patience? We read our Bible. So many of us need to BELIEVE those promises. I know so many of us need to hear those promises. There are actually four promises in this Bible verse for patience.Ģ. I love the promises of this Bible verse on patience. As I’m reading, I try to pay close attention to three things: a command, a promise or an affirmation. In the last year(ish) I’ve gotten in this habit when reading my Bible. ![]() He is so good. What was obviously meant for our destruction is now not even a part of our recollection. Not only “here we are” but I honestly don’t even remember what had happened when I wrote the above. Honestly, I may never know who all it was for. Will you please pray with me? The Lord knows what’s going on, trust me.Ģ018–Wow! Looking back at this post about Bible verses on patience now, I have no idea what surprise the enemy thought he could wipe us out with at that time, but here we are. I thought part of why I went through all that was for you all, anyone who reads here and has nodded, let the first tear fall or emailed me in painful agreement. I quit speaking death, “I’m weary, I’m faint.” More importantly, I speak those words over, for, and to a loved one.Īll those years ago, those incredibly hard lessons I had to learn about speaking life into myself…they weren’t just for me. Coincidence? Not! So now what? It’s not my story to tell even though it affects me, everyone and everything around me. 10 days ago we started a Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes and at the last minute, I threw in another intention. These past 10 days have been a gut punch surprise. Now I think it’s been sitting there waiting to be understood and applied. This post on Bible Verses About Patience has been sitting in my draft folder waiting to be finished…or so I thought. Bible Verses About PatienceĢ016–I wrote that a couple of weeks ago. This may be one of the most well-known Bible verses about patience because it is so visual, “but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” Let’s start taking this verse apart because there is some really good news for those who choose to wait on the Lord. ![]()
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