There are times when all we can do is wait. Some of these texts aren’t about the wait. They may be about occupying your time or about developing attitudes in the interim.
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10 NIV
A chilling indictment…
“They worshipped worthless idols, so they became worthless themselves.”
2 Kings 17.15.b
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
haste makes mistakes.
Proverbs 19.2
wait upon the Lord to give you strength
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Philippians 2.3
The king [Josiah] also desecrated the pagan shrines east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, where King Solomon of Israel had built shrines…
2 Kings 23.13.a
Never before had there been a king like Josiah, who turned to the Lord with all his heart and soul and strength…
2 Kings 23.25.a
Do not let the wise boast in their wisdom, do not let the mighty boast in their might, do not let the wealthy boast in their wealth; but let those who boast boast in this, that they understand and know me, that I am the Lord; I act with steadfast love…
Jeremiah 29.23-24
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’
Romans 8.15
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Matthew 7.11
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
1 John 3.1
Make vows to the Lord your God,
and keep them.
Psalm 76.11.a
Sensible people control their temper;
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
Proverbs 19.11
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