#HEispatient

[tinagw1]

By Robert Neighbor: 1. We think God never will act because He does not act immediately. The scoffers say that since the centuries have passed, and He has not come, He will never come. The Apostle says that we should not be ignorant that a thousand years are but a day with God. We count time by "years." God counts time by "millenniums." Sometimes even a day seems to us to be weary and long; Its moments seem hours; Its hours seem days; and its days seem years. We need to remember that from the promise in the gardens relative to the Seed of the woman, until the time when the Seed was born of the virgin there was a period of four thousand years. Yet, the statement is written in the Epistle to the Galatians, "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman." Because approximately two thousand years have passed since the Lord said, "If I go * * I will come again," is that any reason to doubt that promise? Two thousand years is but two days with God. 2. We must remember that God is "longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish." There is a reason for God's waiting. The Lord might have come in the lifetime of Peter. Had He done so, where would we have been? 3. However, God is "not slack concerning His promise." This is the statement in 2 Peter 3:9 ; and then, in 2 Peter 3:10 , he adds, "But the. day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night." When the Lord does come, He will come on schedule time, and He will not tarry. #2Peter3 #ServingJesusChrist #HeIsPatient

[iheartjesusco-blog]

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 #theLordisnotslow #theLordkeepshispromises #theLordispatient #theLordsaves #heispatient

[jesusloveskei]

God understands that sometimes you need to take small steps

That same night the Lord  said to him, "Arise, go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hand.  But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant.  And you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp." Judges 7:9-11a

God has called Gideon as a “mighty man of valor”. Valor means great courage in the face of danger or battle; strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness. From the very beginning He knew what is the core characteristic of Gideon, what he is able to do, and He called Gideon as that, to make him know that he is brave.

And throughout the first phase of God’s calling, Gideon was in a shock and was in denial of being courageous because he felt inferior of himself and the clan he came from. He belittled himself and hence, he became afraid of the calling. God, on the other hand, knew everything that was happening inside of Gideon’s heart. He remained patient in waiting for Gideon to become willing to give it a try, not physically ready, but spiritually willing.

I love how the Lord understood Gideon’s fearful and doubtful heart when He told him “But if you are afraid to go down...” I feel like God knows and understands that even when He calls me brave and courageous and tells me that I can do it, deep down I cannot hide the fact that I am afraid. Yet He waits patiently for me to embrace the story He has for me, He waits for me to accept what I’ve been called. Father, you know that I am not physically and emotionally ready right now, but thank You for making me know that You are just there, waiting still, for me to be spiritually willing to do as I have been called...one small step after another.

[barryedgemon-blog]

#HEispatient

[tinagw1]

By Robert Neighbor: 1. We think God never will act because He does not act immediately. The scoffers say that since the centuries have passed, and He has not come, He will never come. The Apostle says that we should not be ignorant that a thousand years are but a day with God. We count time by "years." God counts time by "millenniums." Sometimes even a day seems to us to be weary and long; Its moments seem hours; Its hours seem days; and its days seem years. We need to remember that from the promise in the gardens relative to the Seed of the woman, until the time when the Seed was born of the virgin there was a period of four thousand years. Yet, the statement is written in the Epistle to the Galatians, "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman." Because approximately two thousand years have passed since the Lord said, "If I go * * I will come again," is that any reason to doubt that promise? Two thousand years is but two days with God. 2. We must remember that God is "longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish." There is a reason for God's waiting. The Lord might have come in the lifetime of Peter. Had He done so, where would we have been? 3. However, God is "not slack concerning His promise." This is the statement in 2 Peter 3:9 ; and then, in 2 Peter 3:10 , he adds, "But the. day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night." When the Lord does come, He will come on schedule time, and He will not tarry. #2Peter3 #ServingJesusChrist #HeIsPatient

[tinagw1]

By Robert Neighbor: 1. We think God never will act because He does not act immediately. The scoffers say that since the centuries have passed, and He has not come, He will never come. The Apostle says that we should not be ignorant that a thousand years are but a day with God. We count time by "years." God counts time by "millenniums." Sometimes even a day seems to us to be weary and long; Its moments seem hours; Its hours seem days; and its days seem years. We need to remember that from the promise in the gardens relative to the Seed of the woman, until the time when the Seed was born of the virgin there was a period of four thousand years. Yet, the statement is written in the Epistle to the Galatians, "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman." Because approximately two thousand years have passed since the Lord said, "If I go * * I will come again," is that any reason to doubt that promise? Two thousand years is but two days with God. 2. We must remember that God is "longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish." There is a reason for God's waiting. The Lord might have come in the lifetime of Peter. Had He done so, where would we have been? 3. However, God is "not slack concerning His promise." This is the statement in 2 Peter 3:9 ; and then, in 2 Peter 3:10 , he adds, "But the. day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night." When the Lord does come, He will come on schedule time, and He will not tarry. #2Peter3 #ServingJesusChrist #HeIsPatient