find me at the feet of Jesus

The mind is the battleground of the enemy.

It would be wise to use both of these gifts for the honor and glory of God.

Use your tongue to speak repentance, and blessings over your life and of the lives of others.

Use your mind to think things that are pleasing, honorable, pure, just, lovely, commendable, and worthy of praise. Take every thought captive and make them obedient to Christ Jesus.

It’s by doing these that we put the gifts that God has given us to good use. For we will be held accountable for every word we say, and every thought we think.

patience is proof of trust

“Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord” — James 5:7 NKJV

Biblical patience isn’t passive resignation, it’s active faith. It’s the unwavering confidence that God is exactly who He says He is and that He will do exactly what He has promised.

Patience begins with confidence in God’s unfailing love. Even when life shifts beneath our feet, His heart toward us never changes. His mercy doesn’t run dry and His compassion never reaches its limit. “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3v22-23 NKJV). Every sunrise is another reminder that God hasn’t forgotten you.

Patience also rests in the certainty that God keeps every promise He makes. People may disappoint us, circumstances may delay us, time may test us, but God has never broken His Word. Solomon declared, “There has not failed one word of all His good promise” (1 Kings 8v56 NKJV). If God said it, He will bring it to pass. Patience is strengthened by knowing that God is in complete control. There are moments when we can’t trace His hand, but we can always trust His heart. David declared with confidence, “The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever” (Psalm 138:8, NIV). What concerns you concerns Him, and what He starts, He is faithful to finish.

Patience also believes that even painful seasons aren’t wasted. God is able to weave disappointment, delay, heartbreak, and uncertainty into His perfect purpose. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8v28 NKJV). Notice that Scripture doesn’t say all things are good. It says God works all things together for good.

When confidence in God fills our hearts, panic loses its power. Isaiah reminds us, “He who believes will not act hastily” (Isaiah 28:16 NKJV). Faith is never frantic because faith knows that God is never late. We rush because we fear missing our opportunity. God waits because He has already ordained the outcome.

The Bible is filled with reminders of what impatience can cost us. Peter reached for a sword in Gethsemane, believing he had to defend the very One who had all authority in heaven and earth (John 18v10-11). Moses struck the rock in frustration instead of speaking to it as God commanded, and that moment of impatience kept him from entering the Promised Land (Numbers 20:1-12). Abraham grew weary of waiting for God’s promise and took matters into his own hands, bringing forth Ishmael and creating consequences that echoed for generations (Genesis 16:1-16).

How many battles have we fought that God never asked us to fight? How many doors have we forced open that God never intended us to open? How many burdens have we carried because we refused to trust His timing? This is why Paul wrote, “Whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope” (Romans 15:4 NKJV). Every testimony in Scripture is an invitation to trust God more deeply.