In this moment
Patience
For the long wait — do not grow weary; the harvest comes.
Verses to hold onto
Romans 12:12Read in context →
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
James 1:4Read in context →
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
Galatians 6:9Read in context →
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Psalms 37:7Read in context →
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Rest in: Heb. Be silent to
Ecclesiastes 7:8Read in context →
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Romans 8:25Read in context →
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
A thought
Patience is faith stretched over time. God is at work in the waiting, shaping something complete in us — so do not grow weary in doing good, for in due season you will reap.
A prayer
Lord, teach me to wait well. Steady me in the delay, and let me trust that You are working even when I cannot see it.