NOT YET
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Lam 3:26 (KJV)
It is good that a man should
both hope and quietly wait
for the salvation of the LORD.
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Sometimes I ask the question,
"My Lord, is this your will?"
It's then I hear you answer me,
"My Precious Child... be still."
Sometimes I feel frustrated,
cause I think I know what's best.
It's then I hear you say to me,
"My Busy Child... just rest"
Sometimes I feel so lonely
and I think I'd like a mate.
Your still small voice gets oh so clearand says,
"My Child... please wait"
"I know the plans I have for you,
the wondrous things you'll see;
If you can just be patient, Child,
and put your trust in me.
I've plans to draw you closer.
I've plans to help you grow.
There's much I do you cannot see
and much you do not know.
But know this, Child ..... I LOVE YOU.
You are Precious unto Me.
Before I formed you in the womb,
I planned your destiny.
I've something very special
I hope for you to learn.
The gifts I wish to give to you
are gifts you cannot earn.
They come without a price tag,
but not without a cost;
at Calvary, I gave My Son,
so You would not be lost.
Rest Child, and do not weary
of doing what is good.
I promise I'll come back for you
just like I said I would.
Your name is written on my palms,
I never could forget;
Therefore, do not be discouraged
when my answer is...
"Not Yet"
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Patience{Websters' Dictionary}-
Bearing or enduring pain, trouble, opposition, deprivation, without complaining, losing one's self control, making a disturbance, etc. Refusing to be provoked or angered by an insult. Forbearing. Tolerant. Calmly tolerating delay, confusion, inefficiency. The ability to wait calmly. Steady, diligent, persevering as a worker.
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Psa 27:14 (KJV)
Wait on the LORD:
be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart:
wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psa 37:7-9 (KJV)
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him:
fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
{8} Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:
fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
{9} For evildoers shall be cut off:
but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
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Psa 62:5-8 (TLB)
But I stand silently before the Lord,
waiting for him to rescue me.
For salvation comes from him alone.
{6} Yes, he alone is my Rock, my rescuer, defense, and fortress--
why then should I be tense with fear when troubles come?
{7} My protection and success come from God alone.
He is my refuge, a Rock where no enemy can reach me.
{8} O my people, trust him all the time.
Pour out your longings before him, for he can help!
Psa 33:20-22 (KJV)
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
{21} For our heart shall rejoice in him,
because we have trusted in his holy name.
{22} Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us,
according as we hope in thee.
Psa 25:1-5 (KJV)
A Psalm of David.
Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
{2} O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed,
let not mine enemies triumph over me.
{3} Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed:
let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
{4} Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
{5} Lead me in thy truth, and teach me:
for thou art the God of my salvation;
on thee do I wait all the day.
Psa 62:1-2 (KJV)
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God:
from him cometh my salvation.
{2} He only is my rock and my salvation;
he is my defence;
I shall not be greatly moved.
Heb 10:35-39 (KJV)
Cast not away therefore your confidence,
which hath great recompense of reward.
{36} For ye have need of patience,
that, after ye have done the will of God,
ye might receive the promise.
{37} For yet a little while,
and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
{38} Now the just shall live by faith:
but if any man draw back,
my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
{39} But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition;
but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
{Heb 11:1-2} Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen.
{2} For by it the elders obtained a good report.
Rom 8:25-28 (KJV)
But if we hope for that we see not,
then do we with patience wait for it.
{26} Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities:
for we know not what we should pray for as we ought:
but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us
with groanings which cannot be uttered.
{27} And He that searcheth the hearts
knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit,
because He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
{28} And we know that all things work together for good
to them that love God,
to them who are the called according to his purpose.
1 Pet 1:13-16 (KJV)
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind,
be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you
at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
{14} As obedient children,
not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
{15} But as he which hath called you is holy,
so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
{16} Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
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