Sabbath Keeping

"Wait on the Lord.

Be strong and take heart

and wait for the Lord."

~ Psalm 27:14 ~

"I am thy shield. Have no fear. You must know that "All is well." I will never let anyone do to you both, other than My Will for you.
I can see the future. I can read men's hearts.I know better than you what you need. Trust me absolutely. You are not at the mercy of Fate or buffeted about by others. You are being led in a very definite way, and others, who do not serve your purpose, are being moved out of your Path by Me.
Never fear, whatever may happen. You are both being led. Do not try to plan. I have planned. You are the builder, not the Architect.
Go very quietly, very gently. All is for the very best for you."
~ God Calling ~

"Patience is power.

Patience is not an absence of action;

rather it is "timing"

it waits on the right time to act,

for the right principles

and in the right way."

~ Fulton J. Sheen ~ 

"If the Lord Jehovah makes us wait, let us do so with our whole hearts; for blessed are all they that wait for Him. He is worth waiting for. The waiting itself is beneficial to us; it tries faith, exercises patience, trains submission, and endears the blessing when it comes. The Lord's people have always been a waiting people." ~ Charles Spurgeon ~

"Men trust God by risking rejection.

Women trust God by waiting."

~ Carolyn McCulley ~ 

"Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be."
~ John Ortberg ~

"Quite honestly, most people are quick to "write someone off." But our God is a God of the second chance. Learn from One who is patient with you, and you'll learn to be patient with others." ~ Woodrow Kroll ~

"He may delay because it would not be safe to give us at once what we ask; we are not ready for it. To give ere we could truly receive, would be to destroy the very heart and hope of prayer, to cease to be our Father. The delay itself may work to bring us nearer to our help, to increase the desire, perfect the prayer, and ripen the receptive condition." ~ George Macdonald ~

"Fall on your knees and grow there. There is no burden of the spirit but is lighter by kneeling under it. Prayer means not always talking to Him but waiting before Him till he dust settles and the stream runs clear." ~ F. B. Meyer ~

"A man must not stop listening any more than praying when he rises from his knees. No one questions the need of times of formal address to God, but few admit in any practical way the need of quiet waiting upon God, gazing into His face, feeling for His hand, listening for His voice." ~ Charles H. Brent ~

"But how much self-reliance obtains in Christian service. More effort is exerted in planning and arranging than in waiting upon the Lord. Double is the time expended on preparing the division and conclusion of a sermon than on receiving the power from on high because there is so much trust in the flesh."
~ Watchman Nee ~

"Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than othrs, but then they return with their richer landing at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer." ~ William Gurnall ~

"That world outside there is not waiting for a new definition of Christianity, it's waiting for a new demonstration of Christianity." ~ Leonard Ravenhill ~

"Wait is a verb."

~ Sandra ~ 

"And while staying with them 

He ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem,

but to wait for the promise of the Father."

~ Acts 1:4 ~ 

Please pray for ~ Sissie at Shabby Cottage ~ Diana and John ~ Jim ~ Stephanie ~ Sandra ~

Sabbath Keeping

~grasshopper on sun room window ~

"As for me, I look to the Lord for help.

I wait confidently for God to save me,

and my God will certainly hear me."

~ Micah 7:7 ~

"And sure enough, even waiting will end, if you can just wait long enough."

~ William Faulkner ~

"Waiting is a trap. there will always be reasons to wait. If you always wait for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine." ~ Morris West ~

"The important work of moving the world forward, does not wait to be done by perfect men." ~ George Elliott ~

"Life isn't about waiting for the rain to end. 

It's about learning how to dance in the rain."

~ unknown ~

"The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting."

~ Fran Lebowitz ~

"All things come to him who waits-provide he knows what he's is waiting for."

~ Woodrow Wilson ~

"The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. Beethoven, Wagner, Bach and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand with as much regularity as an accountant settles down each day to his figures. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration." ~ Ernest Newman ~

"I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. You see, when you let go and learn to trust God, it releases joy in your life. And when you trust God, you're able to be more patient. Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting."  ~ Joyce Meyer ~

"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." ~ E. M. Forster ~

"The world is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." 

~ Bertrand Russell ~ 

"We always keep God waiting while we admit more importunate suitors."

~ Malcolm De Chazal ~

"Dream as if you'll live forever.

Live as if you'll die today."

"Looking for that blessed hope

and that glorious appearing

of the Great God and our Savior,

Jesus Christ." 

~ Titus 2:13 ~ 

If you have someone you'd like on the prayer list, please let me know. Names are kept for one week, then, we begin again.

Prayer Keeping ~ Jim ~ Donna ~ Bill ~ GJ ~