For what do you wait?

“And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.” (Ps. 39:7; NASB) The plight of Merhan “Alfred” Nasseri was an unusual one, to say the least. In 1988 he arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris on a two-day trip, but without a visa. Apparently his Iranian passport was confiscated […]

A little patience…

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you” (1 Pet. 5:6-7). I confess. I am an incurable mailbox watcher. I have often made the 100-yard trek to the mailbox at my office more than […]

Why God is patient

Scripture speaks often about the importance and wisdom of being patient. (Consider Prov. 14:29; 15:18; 16:32; 19:11; 20:22; Col. 3:12; Js. 5:10; 1 Pt. 2:20ff as just a few examples). Scripture also speaks of the patience of God. God waits. One of the common New Testament words for patience is to be long-suffering (see Rom. […]

Be patient

Only one item remained on my to-do list that Saturday afternoon. I went to complete it and sought my wife’s help; she too had a list of tasks and was not yet ready to assist me. “When will you be done?” “Shortly.” “Can you hurry…I hate waiting…” “I know dear,” she replied as she continued […]

My soul waits in silence for God only

When I was in junior high, an English teacher was fond of using a particular phrase when the volume of interaction in the room passed a certain decibel level. “Cease and desist!” he would pronounce with authority. I’m not sure if he was suggesting that legal action would result if we continued in our errant […]

Impatient?

Kevin DeYoung quotes John Calvin: If there is no more effective remedy for anger and impatience, he has surely benefited greatly who has so learned to meditate upon God’s providence that he can always recall his mind to this point: the Lord has willed it; therefore it must be borne, not only because one may […]

Patience defined

In an article in The Journal of Modern Ministry a couple years ago, Lou Priolo offered a seven-fold definition of patience: Patience is the ability to accept a difficult situation from the Lord without accusing Him of wrongdoing or giving Him a deadline to remove it. Patience is the ability, while experiencing physical or mental […]

Lessons learned while waiting

In April 2007 the elders completed a master ministry plan for the church and then considered what impact that plan would have on the facilities. The combined plans were then excitedly shared with the church body — “this is what we believe God is doing in our church body and community and how we should […]

Today’s Quote – Patience (Murray)

Andrew Murray, “Waiting on God:” If we truly set ourselves to wait upon God, we shall find that it is with Him that we are impatient, because He does not at once, or as soon as we could wish, to do our bidding. It is in waiting upon God that our eyes are opened to […]