Hold on, my friend
Lo, this is our God, we have waited for him and he will save us. (Isaiah 25:9 KJV)
God was with us
For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. (Isaiah 41:13 KJV)
He made us different
What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You care for him? Yet You have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him dominion over the works of Your hands… (Psalm 8:4–6 ESV)
A seemingly insignificant amount
Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him. (Psalm 41:1 ESV)
The universal need for love
Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 2:4-5 NKJV)
He wants us to trust Him
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. (Isaiah 41:18 KJV)
It’s my time of testing
Blessed are those whose strength is in you…As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. (Psalm 84:5-6 ESV)
Touch Me, and be restored
He said to her, ‘Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.'” – (Luke 8:48 NKJV)
Spiritual myopia
Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.” (Matthew 19:29 ESV)
Unlike the elephant…
His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is (His) faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22–23 NIV)
Turn to Me
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31)
I see a beautiful work!
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. (1 Peter 5:10 ESV)
If we refuse to concede defeat
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning. (Psalm 130:5-6 ESV)
The freedom to pursue God
As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? (Psalm 42:1–2 NLT)
Humility frees us from worrying
‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you.” (1 Peter 5:5b - 6 ESV)
Low points in life
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. (Psalm 40:1-3 NIV)
A perfect time
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. (Proverbs 8:17 ESV)