WAIT
WITHOUT WORRY
BREAD
6 Do not
be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
5 Commit
your way to the Lord; trust in him
and he will do this: 6 He
will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause
like the noonday sun. 7 Be
still before the Lord and wait
patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry
out their wicked schemes. 8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not
fret--it leads only to evil. Psalms
37:5-8 (NIV)
13 Moses
answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the
deliverance the Lord will bring
you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14 The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:13-14 (NIV)
10 So do
not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will
strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
1 I
waited patiently for the Lord; he
turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and
mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord. 4 Blessed is the man who makes
the Lord his trust, who does not
look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. Psalms 40:1-4 (NIV)
5 I wait
for the Lord, my soul waits, and
in his word I put my hope. 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for
the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. Psalms 130:5-6 (NIV)
22 We
know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth
right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the
firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption
as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen
is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25 But if we hope for what we do
not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Romans
8:22-25 (NIV)
8 Finally,
brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is
pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or
praiseworthy--think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from
me, or seen in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9 (NIV)
13 I am
still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait
for the Lord. Psalms 27:13-14 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Waiting patiently in expectation is the
foundation of spiritual life.” Simone Weil
“We can wait in eager expectation rather
than wringing our hands in worry as God has promised to cause all things to
work together for our good and we can trust Him in any and every circumstance. He is ever faithful to His promises and
loving towards all He has made. He loves
us with an everlasting love and His eye is ever on us. He was faithful in the past, He is faithful
today and He will be faithful tomorrow.
What a gracious and loving God we serve. BHY
“Simply
wait upon Him. So doing, we shall be
directed, supplied, protected, corrected, and rewarded.” Vance
Havner
“Let
me carefully mark the inward workings of thy grace, and the outward tokens of
thy providence, so as daily to have a true sense of thy gracious presence in
every thing, more or less important; and thereby to be ever strengthened in
faith, and kept in a composed state of mind; considering that nothing happens
by mere chance, but all is wisely ordered by thy providential care to our good;
firmly believing, if anything goes contrary to expectation, that something
better will follow in its stead, if we only can be quiet, and wait the time.” K.H.
Von Bogatzky
“God aims to exalt
Himself by working for those who wait for Him.”
John Piper
“Patience is the
fair handmaid and daughter of faith; we cheerfully wait when we are certain
that we shall not wait in vain. It is
our duty and our privilege to wait upon the Lord in service, in worship, in
expectancy, in trust all the days of our life.
Our faith will be tried faith, and if it be of the true kind, it will
bear continued trial without yielding.
We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and
how graciously He once waited for us.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
“I was regretting
the past and fearing the future. Suddenly the Lord was speaking, ‘My name
is I AM.’ He paused. I waited. He continued, ‘When you live
in the past with its mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not
there. My name is not I WAS. When you live in the future, with its
problems and fears, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not I
WILL BE. When you live in this moment, it is not hard. I am here. My name is I AM.’” Helen
Mallicoat
“Nowhere does the Bible teach that Christians are
exempt from tribulation and natural disaster…But the Bible does teach that we
can face trials with a power others do not have – the power of God. As we trust Him, God helps us endure, and
even discern His purposes in the midst of suffering…The eagle has the unique
ability to lock its joints and soar effortlessly on an updraft, instead of
flapping its wings. As we wait on God,
He helps us use the winds of adversity to soar above our problems. As the Bible says, ‘Those who wait on the
Lord…shall mount up with wings like eagles’ (Isaiah 40:31).” Billy
Graham
“I realized that the deepest
spiritual lessons are not learned by His letting us have our way in the end,
but by His making us wait, bearing with us in love and patience until we are
able honestly to pray what He taught His disciples to pray: Thy will be done.” Elisabeth
Elliot
“They also serve who only stand and wait.” John Milton
“We were made to depend, receive, obey, and trust –
anything outside of that is not being who we were made to be.” Laurin Greco
“Faith raises the
soul above the difficulty, straight to God Himself, and enables one to stand
still. We gain nothing by our restless
and anxious efforts….It is therefore true wisdom, in all times of difficulty
and perplexity, to stand still – to wait only upon God, and He will assuredly
open a way for us.” C.H.
Mackintosh
HEART SAVOR
· I am not to worry in wait rather pray with
thanksgiving – setting my heart and mind on things above.
· I am to trust in the Lord and His timing. He always has my best interest at heart.
· I am to wait with open hands - desiring His will over my
own and not hold on to the temporal tightly.
