“Rest in the Lord; wait patiently for him to act. . . . Don’t fret and worry — it only leads to harm” (Psalm 37:7-8 TLB). Proverbs 19:2b says, “Impatience will get you into trouble” (GNT). It’s ...

How hard it can be to trust in God’s timing. We are a people who want what we want and would prefer it right now. Sometimes it seems as if we are not even on God’s clock. Yet, there is never a time in ...

Here it is, the last in this monthly series revolving around the theme of rooted in gratitude, growing in grace based on Colossians 2:6–7, “So, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, ...

Despite how I would ideally orchestrate my one wild and precious life, I am not a patient person. I want things to move faster. I want lines to disappear and I want decisions to be made in an instant.

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your ...

I believe that the most common mistake we make in understanding God's will is this: We get a right idea about what He wants us to do, but we miss His timing in carrying it out. It is easy for me to ...

Have you ever been through a crisis? Maybe you’re going through one now. There are three important lessons we can learn in John 11 about how to hang on in times of crisis. Jesus gets word that his ...

Timing is everything. The discipline to trust it, however, is quite often another matter. Those who are familiar with this timeless aphorism not only understand it philosophically but have likely ...

Life has different seasons where waiting can reveal important personal growth and necessary preparation. Ecclesiastes 3:1 emphasizes that not all periods result in immediate rewards or guaranteed ...