How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Psalm 13:2
Sometimes it feels like it takes forever to heal, to change, to mature, to overcome. Sometimes I feel like I will never grow up out of my trauma. I struggle with the same dark thoughts, negative self-talk, unbelief for years. I cry out with David, "How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart?" The following verses and quotes have encouraged me in the past weeks. If you are struggling and feel like it is taking way too long, may they bless you too.
Believe Him in the darkest hours. See His faithfulness emerge rock solid. Now we see His truer essence. Now we know faith in our Savior – from faith to faith. Joy! Things take the time they take. ~G.W. https://collinsgw.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/mystifying-dismay/
"God still speaks today through dreams, visions, prophecies and we can make the mistake of thinking they are "now" words for this present time or the immediate future. We have to learn to submit the timing to God. The fulfilment may actually be for years in the future. We need to practice patience while we wait … It takes time to grow." -- Eagle Sight https://eaglesight.blog/2022/04/08/joseph-hero-of-the-faith-4/
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. James 1:2-4
The real mystery of grace is that it always arrives in time. -- Ann Voskamp
But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, "You are my God." My times are in your hand … Psalm 31:14
"God has absolute control over time and what David realized when he uttered those words [My times are in your hand] is this: that God has absolute control over the times in our lives. He's never late. He's never premature. He has a time for every situation, every circumstance. If we will just commit our lives totally into His hands, we'll find that our times are in His hands. What a relief from pressure, from strain, to know that God has control over the time element in our lives. Our times are in God's hands." -- Derek Prince
I have to keep reminding myself that God's timing is always right and healthy for me, as I keep trusting and walking with Him. Some seeds take a very long time to sprout and grow. And some have to struggle up through a lot of rubble. Sometimes they seem dead, but life is coming – I have to wait for it. In the mean time …
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73.26
Wait for the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14
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