When God Asks You To Be Patient

Waiting on God's timing is not always my favorite thing... but I'm learning that a delayed answer doesn't mean He didn't hear me. It just means He's answering in His time.

“Too broken to be used” is a label we put on ourselves, but Jesus doesn’t seem to think that way. Paul had a past, and God still gave him a purpose. That gives me hope for my own story too.

One little ant on the windowsill made me start looking for the source. I’m realizing I need to do the same with my thoughts.

Some mistakes are expensive, and I don’t want to keep paying for the same ones over and over. Proverbs 12:1 reminds me that God's instruction is a gift, and I want to be willing to learn from Him.

My first response to being wronged is not always Christlike. But Romans 12 says, "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."

If you’re in a season you never would have chosen, it may feel like Jesus is far away. But the disciples were never out of His sight in the storm, and neither are you. God can grow faith even in troubled waters.

I wonder what God sees when He "peeks in" on my heart. Am I complaining about blessings? Resisting His instruction? Matthew 6:33 reminds me to seek Him first, even when obedience is not what I had planned.

I thought I had been hacked, and for a minute, I panicked. But it reminded me of something Romans 8 says is always secure: nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.

I saw a video of people running after a ferry they were supposed to be on, but it was already too late. It made me think about the people in my life who still need to hear about Jesus. Romans 10 reminds me: how can they hear unless someone tells them?

Romans 12:12 says to be "joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." That middle part is hard for me, but I’m learning that waiting on the Lord is not wasted time.