When my older brother got married, he used to joke about how mom kept him 10 feet from every woman. His wife thanked mom for that ;)
My first year of college, mom sent me a small package. Along with some always appreciated chocolate ;) was a small spiral bound book.
"The Little Wait Book"
Under the yellow cover were 3x5 inch pages with scripture verses on them. Verse upon verse of God's thoughts on waiting. On the last page, she had looked up the Hebrew translations for the word, WAIT:- arab - to lay in wait
- arab- those that lie in wait
- ereb- lie in wait
- duwiniuah- wait
- duwman- quietly wait
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"Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed..."-Ps. 25:3
"Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for You." -Ps. 25:21
"Wait on the LORD Yahweh, be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD Yahweh." -Ps. 27:14
"Our soul waits for the LORD Yahweh; He is our help and our shield." -Ps. 33:20
"Rest in the LORD Yahweh, and wait patiently for Him...for evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the LORD Yahweh, they shall inherit the earth." -Ps. 37:7,9
"Wait on the LORD Yahweh, and keep His way, and He shall exalt you to inherity the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it." -Ps. 37:34
"And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You." -Ps. 39:7
"I waited patiently for the LORD Yahweh; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry." -Ps. 40:1
"I will praise You forever, becuase You have done it; and in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good." -Ps. 52:9
"I will wait for You, O You his Strength; for God is my defense." -Ps. 59:9
"Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation." -Ps. 62:1
"My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him." -Ps. 62:5
"I am weary with my crying; my throat is dry; my eyes fail while I wait for my God." -Ps. 69:3
"Let not those who wait for You, O Lord GOD Yahweh of hosts, be ashamed because of me..." -Ps. 69:6
"For my enemies speak against me; and those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together." -Ps. 71: 10
"These all wait for You, that You may give them their food in due season." -Ps. 104:27
"I wait for the LORD Yahweh, my soul waits, and in Him word I do hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning---yes more than those who watch for the morning." -Ps. 130:5-6
"Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed..."-Ps. 25:3
"Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for You." -Ps. 25:21
"Wait on the LORD Yahweh, be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD Yahweh." -Ps. 27:14
"Our soul waits for the LORD Yahweh; He is our help and our shield." -Ps. 33:20
"Rest in the LORD Yahweh, and wait patiently for Him...for evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the LORD Yahweh, they shall inherit the earth." -Ps. 37:7,9
"Wait on the LORD Yahweh, and keep His way, and He shall exalt you to inherity the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it." -Ps. 37:34
"And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You." -Ps. 39:7
"I waited patiently for the LORD Yahweh; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry." -Ps. 40:1
"I will praise You forever, becuase You have done it; and in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good." -Ps. 52:9
"I will wait for You, O You his Strength; for God is my defense." -Ps. 59:9
"Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation." -Ps. 62:1
"My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him." -Ps. 62:5
"I am weary with my crying; my throat is dry; my eyes fail while I wait for my God." -Ps. 69:3
"Let not those who wait for You, O Lord GOD Yahweh of hosts, be ashamed because of me..." -Ps. 69:6
"For my enemies speak against me; and those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together." -Ps. 71: 10
"These all wait for You, that You may give them their food in due season." -Ps. 104:27
"I wait for the LORD Yahweh, my soul waits, and in Him word I do hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning---yes more than those who watch for the morning." -Ps. 130:5-6
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Anxiety comes from a lack of waiting on God. I'm good at anxiety :) Yesterday, my pastor preached from Genesis 13--the parting of Abraham and Lot. Abraham gave Lot the choice of land and because of his generosity, he did not receive the immediate gratification of good land. BUT...Abraham waited patiently on the Lord and experience the fullness of God's blessing in the promised land. The application to this was simply put...
Do we take immediate gratification instead of waiting for the lasting fullness of blessing?
It's hard to wait for God's best. I pray I have the strength to trust in God and father for what's best. I pray the same strength for you.
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