Tag: patience
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How Long Must I Believe?
“I am so tired of waiting!” “If God is so good, and His promises never fail, why is it taking so long? How much longer must I believe?” Those are honest questions, don’t you think? I mean, really. I understand Rome wasn’t built in a day, but c’mon. Most people despise having to wait. They…
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Sports Fans
Sports fans are so loyal. I should know. I’ve been a Chicago Bears fan for 30 years. Please. I’m alright. You see, I have hope. Interesting thing about fans: they weather bad season after losing season. “Next season!”, is their annual mantra. The Chicago Bears’ record over the last 30 years is 264-216. That’s a…
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How Well Do You Do At Waiting?
Is suffering for a long time the same as long suffering? Does waiting for an answer to prayer endanger the lives of those near and dear to you? While you’re waiting for God to answer, do you cause others to “suffer” right along with you? If patience is really a virtue, how come we have…
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The Mean Time
The saying goes something like this: “I’ve prayed and asked God to help me with thus and so…in the meantime, I’m not sure what to do.” Sound familiar? Have you had “mean time” moments? If so, you will probably agree that the “mean time” can be extremely mean; filled with pressure, worry, and disappointment. But…
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We Need Patience
“For you have need of endurance (patience) so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.”(Hebrews 10:36 ESV) “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness (patience). And let steadfastness have its…
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Seeds and Seasons
Every Seed Has Its Season… “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT) There is a season for everything God has established and wants to establish. Every living thing reproduces after its kind; every tree, plant, animal, bird and man, “whose seed is in itself” has the…
Jan Grace 