What I learned from fasting

 

I know this is a strange topic after Thanksgiving and going into the Christmas season but hang with me for a minute.  In less than 30 days we are looking at a new year, 2024.  Time is flying by faster than we can watch the second hand on a clock.  And as I have aged, I notice the seasons are like a quick movie at the theater.  Wasn’t it just Spring?  Didn’t we just turn the calendar over to 2023?  How is it going to be 2024 so soon?

So maybe it is time, no pun intended, to sit for a moment and take stock of 2023 and see where God wants us in 2024.

Hence, one of my reasons to fast.

Everyone looks at fasting differently.  Some fast for a meal.  Some for a day.  Some for a week or more.  There are many examples in scripture of those who fasted and how God granted supernatural revelation through that practice.  Whichever way you choose to fast, research scripture, pray, and let God’s Spirit lead you each step of the way.  Take fasting seriously and with reverence.  It can be an extraordinary time with Holy God.   You don’t miss out on the blessing.

I fasted for different reasons over the years.  Often to get closer to my God and seek HIS will in a situation.  I recently walked into fasting with a list of requests.  I knew it was time, and there were so many reasons I needed this moment with my Lord.  I asked a friend to pray as I stepped into the moment.  I took my list of concerns to the Throne and closed the door behind me.  I wanted answers.  I wanted clarity.  I wanted time alone.

I fasted each day until dinner.

The first day I didn’t know what to expect.  I just came to my God and said here I am with my list.  After a bit I realized my list wasn’t as important as HIS will.  He listened to me and my fancy list as any father would.  Then He just quietly guided me to HIS will. 

That first day He gave me one simple task.  Nothing earth shattering.  Just one task.  Not an overwhelming task.  In fact, it was so menial that I can barely remember it right now.  All I remember is that I said, “Ok Lord, that is easy I can do that.” And I did it. And I didn’t stress about all the other things on my list.  I just went to bed that night knowing He had them in HIS hands.   

Each day it became easier to hear HIS will.

Each day I would see an answer.  Not to what I asked for, but what I needed.

Each day was a new blessing.

Each day was a new answer.

I came out of fasting different than I walked into it.  I expected to have my list checked off and neatly completed.  Instead, I was changed, once again, to HIS will.  My focus was realigned. My heart was tuned to HIS.  My list was now HIS.  We were now on the same page.  What a concept?

Breaking the fast.

What surprised me the most was my feelings of sadness by the thoughts of breaking my fast.  I didn’t expect those feelings.  Honestly, I expected more feelings of excitement to get back into my normal eating schedule but what happened was the eating desires had dulled and were pushed back by my overwhelming desire to spend more time with my Lord.  The sad feeling was like getting ready to leave an amazing vacation and getting ready to go back to work.  There was work involved in fasting and praying, don’t get me wrong, but there was a sweetness and closeness that spending time with my heavenly Father couldn’t compare to any banquet.

What my heavenly Father left me with before I broke my fast was – “I am always here” “You can come to me anytime just like this” “You don’t need to fast to be this close to Me” “You just need to step away from the distractions.”

Distractions…

Another blog for another time… 😊

Merry Christmas!

 

Click here for some bible verses about fasting:

https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/bible-verses-about-fasting/#:~:text=Matthew%206%3A16%2D18&text=17%20But%20when%20you%20fast,in%20secret%2C%20will%20reward%20you.

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Thankful for You!

This month I wanted to give back and share how thankful I am…

For You.

Yes, You.

Each day, week, or month I post on social media or here I am blessed by Your words of encouragement and positive feedback.  Your heaven-sent blessings are always timely.  Never underestimate God’s timing.  What most people don’t realize is that I post to remind myself of God’s goodness and to cling to His Word daily as I struggle to get through this crazy world, we live in.  Your words of encouragement are a source of daily blessings.

Knowing my words help others in the process is a bonus blessing for me!

So, once again, I come and say I am grateful for you!  You fill my cup every time I put pen to paper.  You bless me day and night when I open my social media account.  When times are difficult, your encouraging words keep me going, keep me writing.

Thank you, my friend, for always being here.

Because of you, I write these short holy echoes.

You can’t outgive God.  Go out and encourage someone today! 

Happy Thanksgiving!  

 

1 Thessalonians 5:11  

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Hebrews 10:25  

not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Proverbs 27:17  

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

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Surprise Blessings!

 

Sometimes we get caught up in the day-to-day grind, surprise blessings catch us off guard. 

Or is that just me?

I have been so busy doing, doing, doing… Martha comes to mind.  Distracted by all the preparations that need to be made.

Work is busy...
United Marriage Encounter is busy...
Church is busy...
We are busy...
But sometimes we need to just BE STILL.

I like to have all my ‘ducks’ in a row and cross off my ‘to do’ list before I go to bed.  It’s part of the OCD in me.  Everything in its place.  Conquer the day.

You know what I mean?

Again, I get so caught up in DOING, that I often forget God is working also, and my futile attempt at completing something looks like a kindergarten project next to HIS masterpiece.

God doesn’t need me but by His grace He uses me to do His will.  I need that daily reminder.

I was reminded of His power recently.

As I strived to do it ALL, He stepped in and removed a HUGE financial burden of ours.  In an instant.  In a keystroke.  We couldn’t remove that burden in a lifetime.  BUT GOD.

Then - He stepped in again and continued to bless us through answered prayers for one of our sons.

Then - He stepped in AGAIN and blessed us with a once in a lifetime opportunity through United Marriage Encounter.

Three times in three weeks.  While I was scurrying around in my own strength, God stepped in and reminded me WHO was in charge.

I stopped in my tracks and fell on my face in gratitude…

He doesn’t need me. But in His mercy, I can be used by Him. 

I just need to BE STILL. 

I need to remember WHO is in Charge.

I need to be willing.

Thanks for listening…

    
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,
Luke 10:40-41
 
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalms 46:10 NIV
 
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
Isaiah 6:8
 
 “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone— while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
Job 38:4-7

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Be Still.

 

Sometimes we just need to Be Still.  When the waves are surrounding us, and the storm is upon us.  We just need to Be Still and hear His voice.  Stop trying to Fix it ourselves.  Just Be Still.

I was lying in bed one evening praying and petitioning God to fix something.  In my mind it was a huge dilemma and needed immediate attention, so I was asking God to intervene, immediately.

Let me be honest here. I was giving God my thoughts on how I could fix it.  I had a running list in my head and I kept adding new things to that list.  “What about this God?” and “What if I did That instead?”  “What do You think?”

Then I heard – Be Still.

So, I did.

Then a picture of the Sistine Chapel came to my mind.

 

And then Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam.

 

Wow Lord those are awesome and beyond my comprehension.  I can’t imagine painting something so beautiful.  I don’t have that kind of talent.  Michelangelo is one of the great artists in our history.

That’s when God spoke quietly to me.  Those ‘great’ masterpieces?  They are like your child’s artwork from school to Me.

He then reminded me how He breathed life into Adam.

How He breathed life into dry bones.

How He created EVERYTHING I see around me - from nothing.

The Sistine Chapel paled in comparison.

What took Michelangelo four years to create is beautiful, but nothing compared to what God created in 6 days.  God’s creation is a Masterpiece.

Why do I constantly compare what I see to what God can do?  He can do so much more than my finite mind can imagine.  If He can wipe out the earth with a storm and recreate it after a rainbow, why am I surprised when He does a miracle in my life?  Am I too small for God to notice?

Are you?

No, you are not.

I bring my ‘artwork’ to God and say, ‘See what I made?’  I am sure He smiles like we do at our children. Then He takes it and makes it into a masterpiece.  We just need to let it go and let Him do the work.

We need to Be Still.

After spending that moment with my Father I fell into a deep sleep and let it go.  I haven’t slept that good in a long time.  I let it go.  For that night.  I am human and I will pick it back up again.  I will have to let it go again after His quiet reminder.  It is my daily lesson.  It is why I have those two words tattooed on my wrist to remind me every day.

I need to Be Still.

He is Bigger.  His timing is Better.

 

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Psalms 46:10 NIV

 

The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Exodus 14:14 NIV

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they

may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all

the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God

created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and

female he created them.

Genesis 1:26-27 

I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord .’ ”

Ezekiel 37:6 NIV

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

 

For more about Michelangelo's Creation of Adam & the Sistine Chapel:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creation_of_Adam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_ceiling

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This man You gave me...

 

I was washing my face before bed last night and realized the water was a bit cooler than normal.  I mentioned it to my husband, and he immediately took action.   He went downstairs to check out the boiler.  Within minutes he returned with a diagnosis and said he would replace the parts in the morning.

The next morning, we had hot water again.  No fuss, no muss.  Just done. 

Neither one of us thought about the skills it took to do that one action.  Except this morning as I sat with my coffee and pondered the previous events.  What a blessing it was to have a husband who has the incredible skillset that God gave him.

My husband and I renewed our vows this year.  We were blessed to share the moment with friends and family. The day was beautiful, and my husband looked extremely dapper in his suit and snakeskin boots.  Can I say dapper?  Is that word too old school? 

I mean honestly, look at this man.  He is quite dapper 😊

 

Either way, I was in love all over again as I walked toward him for our pictures before the event.  He was turned away from me for effect. 

That is what the photographers wanted us to do.  Personally, I just wanted to run to him, turn him around, and just kiss him.  Instead, I went with the more delicate approach and walked gently in my heels towards Carl until I was right behind him.

As I was walking towards him - my mind started to focus on all the things we had been through during our 13 years together and how God has knit us together as a couple.

Honestly, I never thought I would marry again after going through failed marriages.  I never thought I would be this happy.  I never thought I would see our lives where they are today. 

But God…

Together 13 years…

Married 10 years…

Involved, again, in United Marriage Encounter teaching other couples communication skills…

(This one is God’s sense of humor because we are often the poster children of what not to do.  He uses us in this ministry, so HE receives ALL the credit!)

Leaving everything behind and joining my husband in his business…

Involved with our church together as a team…

Working together in our business for over 6 years…

Are all moments great ones?  No, we are human.  We have days where there are misunderstandings and tears.  We have different personalities and different skills and thoughts.  Sometimes they blend nicely and other times… well we are both very headstrong... 😊

 

His skillset and gifts are so diverse yet so different from mine.  God gave me this man to complement me and my gifts.  God knew we needed each other for companionship and also to reach everyone together for Him.

We are a force – Together.

 As I walked hand in hand with Carl towards our pastor that day my mind wandered a bit.  We are getting older.  How many more moments will we have together on this earth?  We are not guaranteed a certain number of days.  I need to cherish each moment, each day as if it was my last one here with him.

It makes the difficult days and cold-water events easier to overcome.  Remembering moments like this. 

We get so caught up in our daily activities that we sometimes forget to enjoy the moments.  Relish the moments before they are only memories…

Write them down.  Hold them close to your heart.

Together…

 

Learn more about United Marriage Encounter here… www.umewny.com

 

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— for your love is more delightful than wine. Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you! Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. We rejoice and delight in you ; we will praise your love more than wine. How right they are to adore you!

Song of Songs 1:2-4

 

“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

Ephesians 5:31

 

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.

1 Corinthians 1:27-29

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Forgiveness changes You.

 

I heard a profound statement while ‘surfing’ social media reels.  I know, it sounds funny but stay with me for a minute.

Forgiveness does not mean you forget.

We don’t forgive and forget.

I have condemned myself many times over the years for thoughts that return about those who hurt me.  “I forgave that person Lord! Why am I thinking about what happened to me again?”  “What am I doing wrong?”

Well, here’s a news flash.  We DON’T Forget.   Unless we have a brain abnormality, we remember those who hurt us.

We aren’t God.  He forgives and He never brings up my sins again.  He forgives me when I repent from my sin and gives me another chance.  There are no third chances with God.   Hebrews 8:12 says, “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”  No More.  Only second chances.  He turns His back and forgets our sin.  How awesome is that?

However, we are human.  We don’t forget.  And the enemy knows this fact.  The enemy also uses this against us and gets in our head as judge and jury condemning us saying we are terrible because: we remembered what happened - so we must not have forgiven them for what they did. 

Don’t let the enemy get a foothold in your mind.  

Forgiveness is not a one-time action. It is an ongoing daily action. 

We have the opportunity to forgive every time we remember what happened.  It is a daily opportunity to implement forgiveness so we can receive the blessings God has for us.  We can break the chains that bind our mind.  I am no longer held hostage by my unforgiveness.  I forgive daily as I remember, or as the enemy brings it to my consciousness.

Remember - forgiveness does not change the person who hurt you.  Forgiveness changes you.  They may never change.  You need to change to move on and to grow in your walk.  You don’t want to stagnate in the swamp of unforgiveness.

I love this statement I heard many years ago, “Keeping unforgiveness in your heart is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”  How sad but how true is this?

Keep forgiving… and then, forgive yourself.  You need to forgive yourself too.  We aren’t perfect.  There is only One Perfect God.  We are made in His image, but we will not be whole until we meet Him face to face.  Let that thought release your perfectionism and forgive yourself.

Unchain your mind and let God renew your spirit today!

Let forgiveness Change You!

 

Psalm 103:12

As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Hebrews 8:12

For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.

1 Corinthians 13:12 

For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

Link to what inspired this blog:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1745317552553548

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Answered Prayers

 

God answers prayers. 

It is a simple statement - but very profound.  Sometimes we just need that reminder.

His answers often come in one of three ways.  Yes, No, or wait. 

Some prayers are answered over a long period of time, and it feels like pushing a boulder uphill as we pray.  Others are instantaneous and so fast they catch us off guard like those who were praying for Peter’s release from jail while he was knocking on their door.  “What?? That can’t be Peter!?  We are Still Praying!”

Many of my prayers have been that boulder pushing up hill asking again and again for God’s answer.  But today is not about those prayers.  Today is about the instant ones.  Today is a day of hope and joy as I share a couple of instant answers that came so quick, I had to stop and say, “Thank you Lord!” in the middle of my prayer request.

The first one was when we lost an employee at our place of business.  Replacing someone in the business is normally a grueling process of advertising and interviews that can take weeks and sometimes months to complete.  The last time we went through this process it took 45 applicants to secure the position.

So, we buckled down and reached out to friends and asked for prayers as the process started.

The advertisements were placed, and the resumes started coming in.  I scheduled a few interviews.  The first interview went exceptionally well and the next thing we knew – we had a new employee!

“What Lord?? We are Still Praying!”

When friends asked us the following week how things were going, I was hesitant because we had received a yes from the potential employee and the onboarding process had started.  I was in such shock I just said, “Yes we have someone but please keep praying she will actually start.” 

Wow, what little faith I had. 

God gave me the employee instantly, but I was still looking to see where the employee was.  Good thing He is patient with me.  I was so used to the struggles that having an instant answer was honestly outside of my realm of possibilities. 

I needed this moment for God to show me, He is Bigger than my requests.  I needed this moment for God to show me He HEARS Me.  I guess I have been feeling a bit unheard with my prayers in late.  Not that I gave up, but gave in to No and Wait…  I had decided that hearing a quick Yes was not in the cards for me.  He quietly corrected me.  I am so grateful for this…  I am so grateful that I only need faith the size of a mustard seed – because sometimes that is all I have.

The next quick answer from God was a small thing in the grand scheme of life, but important to me and He knew.  We renewed our vows last month and the weather was not scheduled to cooperate.  We do live in an area where planning outdoor events can be like playing the lottery with the weather.  All week long it stormed and had no plans on letting up. 

I prayed and asked God to shut the skies from the storms so we could have a beautiful day.  We wanted to bless those who were coming with a few surprises that would be meaningful outside instead of huddled under a tent.  After praying I just knew He heard me, and it would happen.  I had a peace that was beyond understanding.  Everyone mentioned the weather all week long and was worried the event would be rained out.  I just kept His promise close to my heart and said if it does, we will be okay.  Either way.

That day it poured buckets of rain all morning.  Then suddenly it stopped, and the sun came out unexpectedly.   The ground dried out and the temperature was perfect.  It was like God blessed the moment and said, “Yes.”  Another quick Yes from God.  

It wasn’t the most important prayer request.  But it was important to me, and He knew.  A small mustard seed of faith…

Once again – God answers prayers in 3 ways – Yes, No, or not yet (wait)…

And Today I am sharing – He Hears You Too.  Never stop praying.  All it takes is the faith of the smallest seed. 

 

He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

Luke 17:6 NIV

 

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.  

Acts 12:5

The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists. Then the angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals.” And Peter did so. “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me,” the angel told him. Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision. They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him. Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.”  

Acts 12:6-11

Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, “Peter is at the door!” When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. “You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.” Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this,” he said, and then he left for another place. But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.

Acts 12:12-17

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Happy Thoughts!

 

Do you have a word or phrase you use often? 

You may not realize it - but ask your friends.  They will know your favorite phrase or words.  I didn’t realize how often I say certain things until I heard others say it back to me.  It makes me smile because I am sharing joy with others through positive words.

If you have known me longer than a day, you may have heard some of my ‘sayings’.

One of those sayings is – “Happy Thoughts!”

 I repeat these two words daily.

Happy Thoughts!

 

I believe there are enough negative words and actions in this world.  I like to take the challenge and instead spread positive thoughts wherever I go.  I am a glass half full person who likes to look at the positive things and blessings around me.  Your mind adjusts when you focus on what you are grateful for instead of what you don’t have.  

Staying positive doesn’t mean I am Polly Anna who doesn’t see the bad or negative things around me.  It also doesn’t mean I am attempting to ‘fake it’ till I am happy.  Instead, it means that I am choosing to be grateful and see the beauty through the ashes in my life.  Bad things happen and will continue to occur.  We live in a fallen world.  My positive words help my perspective when I deal with the negative actions around me.

What are your positive thoughts for today?

Take a moment and write a list of all the things you are grateful for today.  Start basic and then see where God will lead you.  We are honestly so blessed.  If you start a blessings journal you might be surprised by your perspective after only a week, a month, a year.  It is hard to be negative when you are telling yourself and thanking God for what you DO have.

Speak life into someone today!

Speak life into yourself today!

So - I leave you with HAPPY THOUGHTS!  And many blessings on your August!

 

Matthew 12:34

For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Proverbs 18:21

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

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Patience

 

How patient are you while standing in a line with a slow cashier?  How about while driving behind a car who is going below the speed limit? 5 miles below?  10 miles below? What about waiting for an email someone said they just sent to you?  Do you do what I do?  Hit the F9 key over and over to see if the email came in yet? I ask because I wonder if I am alone in this thought process.

We live in an instant gratification society. 

Instant coffee versus percolator coffee.

Fast food and microwaves versus cooking a meal that takes an hour or longer.

Email in seconds versus snail mail that used to take weeks.

Bullet trains.

The standing joke as a Christian is to not pray for patience because God will give us trials that teach us patience.

Why am I bringing all of this up today?  Good question.  Not because I found the secret to becoming a more patient person.  Honestly, we do learn patience through the many trials we experience.  Each trial gives us thicker skin and a lesson to take home we can learn from, or if we are stubborn, relearn again.

Trust me, I have relearned many lessons…lol.

These past six months have been a trial in patience and learning to say no.  Often my lessons come in multiples.

Patience…

I have learned patience as we have had more difficult customers this past year than in previous years.  It has been a grueling year as people’s tempers are at an all-time high with prices, politics, and other personal issues.  I am practicing patience as I pray before answering the phone.  Praying for discernment and the right words to reach the person on the other side of the phone.  Sometimes I am able to reach them with empathy or a little humor.  However, if I can’t win them over, I pray after the call that God will reach them for me using someone else.  I take each day as a new challenge with God by my side when I open the doors and start our day.

Learning to say no…

This is a very hard lesson for me.  I want to help everyone.  My husband and I are often ‘doers’ and not much ‘sitters’ lol.  Saying no is not part of my vocabulary.  However, we all know – you cannot say yes to everything because something will suffer.  Too many spinning plates in the air will absolutely ensure some will fall to the ground.

So, I have had to say no.  God is working on me.  It’s my personal struggle.  I understand it and I am willing to listen to His still small voice.  I know what it is like when I ignore the signs.  I have before.  It’s not pretty.   Again, I wait patiently as God tells me to step back on a few things as He works on me and the things around me. 

Well, I wait… kind of patiently…lol

Still a work in progress!

Praying in the waiting!

Love you guys!

 

The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.

Exodus 14:14 NIV

 

Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.

Proverbs 14:29

 

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

1 Corinthians 13:4

 

Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.

Proverbs 16:32

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