Why do I have to wait to see
What things God has in store for me?
Why don't I hear what He has to say
As I lift my prayers to Him each day?
Does His silence mean He doesn't care?
Does He even hear my soulful prayer?
Am I the one who sets the time
For Him to bless this hill I climb?
I have a purpose, for that I'm sure,
And there are trials I must endure.
He may wait longer than I desire,
But unlike me, He doesn't tire.
He is the gard'ner of my soul,
A ripened fruit, that is His goal.
I've learned it takes time to fill His bowl
With gentleness, love, and self-control.
So, when I think He's overdue,
And in the cracks my prayers fall through,
It's not that I wait for Him, you see.
It's that He patiently waits for me.
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Author Notes
"Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore He exalts Himself to show mercy to you..." --Isaiah 30:18.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control."-- Galatians 5:22-23.
The above verses list those qualities as "the fruit of the Spirit" that grows from a close connection to and faith in Jesus Christ.
Artwork compliments of Pinterest.
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