Posts with the tag “patience”
God is Not Finished with You
by Meghan Garmon on April 8th, 2025
"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." - Romans 8:28 Your past does not have the power to hold you back unless you let it. No matter what has happened, no matter what mistakes you have made, and no matter how broken things may seem, God is not finished with you. If you are still breathing, He still has a purpo... Read More
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Receive What God Is Doing
by Meghan Garmon on April 6th, 2025
"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?" - Isaiah 43:19 When the exiles returned to Jerusalem, they came home to devastation. The city was in ruins. The walls were broken, the gates burned, and the temple was nothing but rubble. It would have been easy to sit there in despair, mourning what was lost and wishing things had turned out differently. But Nehemiah knew s... Read More
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Trusting God’s Plan, Pace, and Process
by Delman Coates on February 18th, 2025
"Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act." - Psalm 37:5 Trusting God means more than believing in His promises. It means surrendering to His plan, His pace, and His process. These three are inseparable, and together they lead to the peace, purpose, and prosperity He desires for your life. But let’s be honest, following all three can be challenging. We might like His plan but str... Read More
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Shift Your Weight
by Delman Coates on February 12th, 2025
"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices." - Psalm 37:7 In high school, I learned an important lesson about patience at the plate. During a hitting slump, my father, who was also my coach, told me that my problem wasn’t my ability, it was my stance. I kept putting my weight on my front fo... Read More
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Transforming Your Mind
by Delman Coates on July 24th, 2024
"For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit." - Romans 8:5 Have you ever considered the power of your mind in shaping your perspective and actions? In Romans 8:5, Paul highlights the stark contrast between those who live according to their woundedness and those who li... Read More
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Walking in the Spirit
by Delman Coates on July 13th, 2024
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." - Galatians 5:22-23 To truly understand what it means to walk in the Spirit, we need to first define some key terms. When we talk about the "flesh," we're referring to the parts of our personality that have been wounded by negative li... Read More
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Trust and Obedience: The Path to a Regret-Free Life
by Delman Coates on August 28th, 2023
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” - Proverbs 3:5-6 One of the most profound truths we can embrace is that we will never regret trusting God and being obedient to Him. While sin may offer temporary pleasure, it inevitably leads to pain and regret. The short-term pleasure does not out... Read More
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It Takes Time
by Delman Coates on May 9th, 2023
“But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.” - Romans 8:25 If you are going to make a real life change, the type that actually lasts, you must understand something: change takes time. Over the last week, we have talked a lot about writing a new chapter. If you have not followed along with us, there is something I want you to know. You do not have to stay in the chapter ... Read More
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His Time
by Delman Coates on January 25th, 2023
“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” - 2 Peter 3:8 We have discussed two reasons why we worry: that God’s will is not our will and that God’s ways are not our ways. However, a third reason we worry is because we believe that God’s timing is not our timing. We live in a microwave generation. We want fo... Read More
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Can You Wait For It?
by Ministry Support on April 11th, 2022
“I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! - Psalm 27:13-14Have you ever noticed how most of the things that you want badly require you to wait to get them? You have to wait to receive an education, obtain a degree, and get a good job. You have to wait to determine if the pe... Read More
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A Test of Patience
by Meghan Garmon on February 9th, 2022
“Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” - James 1:3-4Over the next week, we will focus on the types of tests that God sends to strengthen us. The first is a test of patience. Patience is one of the hardest things to cultivate because we want our life to produce fruit imme... Read More
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Shift To Your Back Foot
by Meghan Garmon on December 22nd, 2021
“Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.” - Proverbs 14:29 When it comes to trusting God, we must learn to be patient. This is often why God will not give us what we want when we want it. God’s primary concern is growing and molding us to be more like Jesus. This doesn’t mean that God does not want to give us the desires of our heart, because He d... Read More
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Don’t Swing At A Bad Pitch
by Meghan Garmon on December 18th, 2021
“Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, has borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; so she said to Abram, ‘The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.” - Genesis 16:1-2 If you are a sports fan, you might recall Michael Jordan’s short-lived stint in baseball. Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time, decided in... Read More
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Can You Wait?
by Meghan Garmon on November 7th, 2021
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” - Hebrews 10:23 Have you ever noticed that most of the things that you badly want will require some time and patience to reap the rewards—a degree, an executive positive, a spouse, a child. Waiting is something that life requires. You must wait in line at stores, wait at the doctor’s office, and wait for your car ... Read More
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God’s Promises Are Sure
by Meghan Garmon on September 25th, 2021
“For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding ‘Yes!’ And through Christ, our ‘Amen’ ascends to God for his glory.” - 2 Corinthians 1:20The Bible says that God is not a man that should lie. If He spoke it, He will bring it to pass. One reason so many people give up on God in the waiting process is because they do not live as if God is certainly going to do what He said ... Read More
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Faithful In a Divine Delay
by Meghan Garmon on September 24th, 2021
“Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.” - Psalms 37:7There is a story in Luke about a man named Simeon who waited his entire life to see the Messiah, the one who would save and lead the people of God and establish a new kingdom. Simeon is told by the Holy Spirit that he would not see de... Read More
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