CHRISTIAN, AT EASE!

R. B. THIEME, JR.

R. B. THIEME, JR., BIBLE MINISTRIES

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 Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

A Moment-by-Moment Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Choice Is Yours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Don’t Miss It! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Let the Lord Do It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Characteristics of Faith-Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How Do You Faith-Rest? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Depend on the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
It Pays to Wait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Promises for Believers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

 Preface

For by these He has granted to us His

precious and magnificent promises, in order
that by them you might become partakers of
the divine nature. (2 Peter 1:4a)
 This book is edited from the lectures and unpublished notes of
R. B. Thieme, Jr.
Scripture is quoted from the New American Standard Bible.
Bracketed commentary reflects Bible class lectures (available on
MP3 CD from R. B. Thieme, Jr., Bible Ministries, Houston) or
correlates the quotations with the topic at hand.
A M OMENT - BY -M OMENT R EST
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him.
(Psalm 37:7a)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all
comprehension, shall guard [garrison] your
hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
(Philippians 4:7)
T H E R E I S A D I V I N E P R O V I S I O N of perfect inner
peace for every believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.
This peace is related to the believer’s relationship
with Christ. If you have trusted Christ for salvation,
you belong to the royal family of God (1 Peter 2:9).
You are in union with Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17, 21).
You now possess many divine assets guaranteed for
all eternity (Ephesians 1:3). As a believer you share
everything Christ is and everything Christ has
(Romans 8:17).
 Yet few Christians take advantage of the blessings
God has given them. Many are so busy seeking
happiness, so busy hustling around to find
satisfaction and fulfillment, that they overlook one of
the great principles in the Word of God. There is a
place of inner peace, happiness, and strength, a place
of stability, power, and impact within the grasp of
every Christian. Despite difficult circumstances,
despite pressures, testings, or problems, believers can
have the “peace of God, which surpasses all
comprehension.”
In Scripture, this place of peace is sometimes called
“rest” (Hebrews 4:1). It is not to be confused with a
seventh day of rest (Leviticus 19:3, 30) or a
sabbatical year (Leviticus 25:2, 4). This is a moment-
by-moment rest—a place of blessing and power in the
middle of the adversities of life. God intended for
every believer to trust Him continuously. Yet many
believers never utilize the grace provision of God,
even though it is available to all.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord

Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every
spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in
Christ. . . . I pray that the eyes of your heart
may be enlightened, so that you may know
what is the hope of His calling, what are the
riches of the glory of His inheritance in the
saints. (Ephesians 1:3, 18)
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 If, as a believer in Jesus Christ, you have trusted
Him for the big thing—salvation (Ephesians 2:8–9),
can you now trust Him for the little things—your
daily needs (Romans 8:31–32)? Sending His own Son
to the cross to bear your sins was the greatest
provision God ever made for you (1 Peter 2:24;
1 John 2:2). If He did the most for you at the cross,
will He stop doing things for you now? If He did the
most for you when, as an unbeliever, you were His
enemy (Romans 5:10), it follows that He will supply
your needs now that you are His child (Galatians
3:26).
He who did not spare His own Son, but
delivered Him up for us all, how will He not
also with Him freely give us all things?
(Romans 8:32)
Many Christians have heard the erroneous state-
ment, “Just receive Christ as Savior, and all your
problems will be solved.” If you have accepted this
illusion, you are in for a shock! You have not lived
until you have been in a desperate situation, where
there is nothing you can say or do, where you are so
stunned from the onslaught of catastrophe that you
can barely even pray. Sooner or later, God brings
every person to the end of his own human resources.
Yet Jesus said:
“These things [Bible doctrine] I have spoken
to you, that in Me you may have peace. In
the world you have tribulation, but take
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 courage [have confidence]; I have overcome
the world.” (John 16:33)
With God there are no hopeless situations. There is
hope for everyone. For the unbeliever: Believe in
Jesus Christ. For the believer: Learn Bible doctrine—
listen to the teaching of the Word of God. Bible
doctrine is the means by which you can stabilize your
life and resolve every problem, sorrow, disappoint-
ment, and failure.
Are you aware that you cannot become the
spiritually mature believer God wants you to be
unless your faith is tested along the way? One of the
most gracious things God does is to allow difficulties
and hardships. In this way, you can learn to lean on
Him rather than on your own ways and means.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
(Proverbs 3:5–6)
By faith you can claim this promise and others like it
and move into this moment-by-moment rest. This is
the faith-rest life.

T HE C HOICE I S Y OURS
If this has been a normal week, you have faced
irritations, frustrations, disappointments—possibly
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even heartbreaks and disasters. Perhaps you have
been depressed or emotionally upset and have hit the
‘panic button’ over some situation. Under such
conditions, you have two alternatives: Doubt God’s
Word and be totally miserable, or believe God’s
Word and enter the faith-rest life.
Human solutions are uncertain at best. Psychologi-
cal sublimation and compensation provide only
temporary answers. On the other hand, God says,
“Believer, lean on Me! Trust in Me! I have given you
My Word—the promises and doctrines in the Bible.
First, I want you to know them, and then I want you
to believe them and apply them to your problems.”

For in the day of trouble He will conceal me

in His tabernacle [promises];
In the secret place of His tent [doctrine] He
will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock. (Psalm 27:5)

There are hundreds of biblical promises. Some are

for time, others for eternity. The promises for eternity
reflect the reality of your salvation and solve the
problem of fear of death. They also nurture confi-
dence, in view of that future occasion when God will
fulfill them. God has promised you a body just like
that of the Son of God (Philippians 3:21). God has
promised that there will be no more sorrow, no more
tears, no more pain, no more death—the old things
will have passed away (Revelation 21:4). You will
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live forever in a mansion (John 14:2–3) and will be
face to face with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8).
With your eternal future settled, you can now focus
on promises designed for temporal problems on earth.
These promises are yours to claim in adversity—
today, tomorrow, and the next day.
You may be thinking, “I never really have problems
I can’t handle; everything is going pretty well.” Well,
thank God for it. He gives you times of prosperity in
which to prepare for periods of adversity. And if you
live long enough, you are certain to face some disas-
trous situation. Yet even in suffering and pressure, it
is possible to possess the same peace and happiness
as in prosperity. That is stability!
You can wake up in the morning and say, “Father,
this is Your day. I am still breathing. I am still alive.
What do You have for me today? Thank you, Father,
for this period of difficulty. I know it is Your will for
me at this time.” God permits suffering to test your
faith, to discipline you, or to teach you (as nothing
else can) the value of knowing His Word.

In everything give thanks; for this is God’s

will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians
5:18, italics added)

It is good for me that I was afflicted,

That I may learn Thy statutes.
(Psalm 119:71)
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 I know, O LORD, that Thy judgments are
righteous,
And that in faithfulness Thou hast afflicted
me. (Psalm 119:75, italics added)
To you as a growing believer, adversity is a chal-
lenge to increase your knowledge of doctrine so that
you will become spiritually mature and able to
consistently rely on Him. All the information needed
to pass the test resides in the canon of Scripture.
Learn it! Then by faith simply claim the truths you
have learned. Believe God’s promises! In this way
you will be strengthened by the very power of God
(Hebrews 4:11–14).
He has granted to us His precious and
magnificent promises, in order that by them
you might become partakers of the divine
nature [manifesting the virtues of Christ
through spiritual maturity]. (2 Peter 1:4b)

D ON ’ T M ISS I T !
Therefore, let us fear lest, while a promise
remains of entering His rest, any one of you
should seem to have come short of it. For
indeed we have had good news preached to
us, just as they also [the Exodus generation];
but the word they heard did not profit them,
because it was not united by faith in those
who heard. For we who have believed [the
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 faith-rest technique] enter that rest.
(Hebrews 4:1–3a)
Believers are generally commanded not to fear
(Isaiah 41:10). But here is one exception: The
believer should be afraid of failing to enter the faith-
rest life. The believer should be afraid of living a life
of worry, anxiety, bitterness, jealousy, self-righteous-
ness, pettiness, boredom, irritability—a life that falls
short of God’s rest. The believer should fear missing
the benefit of what God has provided in His Word.
But the promises and doctrines of the Word are
profitable only when the believer mixes them with his
faith. And before he can believe promises, he must
know them. Before he can know promises he must
learn them. But he cannot learn or claim promises
without the filling of the Holy Spirit. Before you can
claim promises you must first follow the divine
instructions related to fellowship with God.
If we confess [name] our sins [to God the
Father], He is faithful and righteous to
forgive us our [known] sins and to cleanse
us from all [unknown and forgotten sins]
unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
The moment you receive eternal life through faith
in Christ, you immediately are filled with the Holy
Spirit and ‘in fellowship’ with God. You can never
lose your salvation; your eternal relationship with
God never changes (Galatians 3:26). But the moment
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you sin as a believer, you lose the filling of the Spirit
and your temporal fellowship with God. God does not
intend for you to remain in a state of sin, continually
out of fellowship. Therefore, He made provision for
restoring the Holy Spirit’s control, which renews your
fellowship with God. You lose the filling of the Holy
Spirit every time you sin; you recover it by private
confession of your sins to God the Father. We will
fail many times, but there is no failure too great for
the grace of God. When you fail, name your sins,
claim a promise, and live the faith-rest life.

L ET THE L ORD D O I T
Casting all your anxiety [care] upon Him,
because He cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)
Delight yourself in the LORD;
And He will give you the desires of your
heart.
Commit your way to the LORD,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
(Psalm 37:4–5)
The Hebrew word for “delight” in Psalm 37:4–5
means “to be occupied with.” When you love some-
one very much, you think about that person
constantly. You are commanded to be occupied with
the Lord in the same way. Blessings accrue from
concentration on Jesus Christ.
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 The word “trust” in this passage is literally “keep
trusting.” But how do you keep trusting Him under
pressure? You tell the Father, “I’m in a wretched
situation, a real jam. I know the principle of 1 Peter
5:7. So here it is, Lord: I’m committing my problem
to You. I’m trusting You. This is Your problem,
Father, You take it. You work it out. The battle is
Yours!”
The battle is the Lord’s. This principle came from
the lips of David as he stood before Goliath
(1 Samuel 17:47). When you as a believer in Jesus
Christ face overwhelming odds, when you suffer
anxiety, cast your cares on God. This is no longer
your fight. The Lord wants you to watch Him fight!
You may try to solve your own problem and say, “I
just thought of something, Lord; give back that
problem!” So you apply your own human solution,
and everything falls apart. You become even more
miserable and finally resolve to hand your problem
back to God. “Father, now I remember that only
1 Peter 5:7 will help me. Now I am ready to claim it.
I am casting all my cares on You, all my anxieties, all
my problems and worries. Here, Father, take them
all!”
Then you relax, and for a few minutes you have
inner peace. But suddenly, you think of another
solution: “Oh, Lord, give it back!” So you spend your
time passing problems back and forth, while you
remain frustrated and unhappy. God faithfully cares
for you through it all, but the “rest” in faith-rest will
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not be yours unless you entrust your problems to
Him, leave them with Him, and move on with the
assurance that your life is in His capable hands.

C HARACTERISTICS OF F AITH -R EST

For the one who has entered His rest has
himself also rested from his works, as God
did from His. Let us therefore be diligent
[eager] to enter that rest, lest anyone fall
through following the same example of
disobedience [unbelief]. (Hebrews 4:10–11)
First of all, faith-rest is a continuous, habitual faith,
which is often called perseverance or patience
(Romans 12:12). Patience does not imply that you
should sit around and do nothing. Patience as
described in Scripture means to be steadfast in
believing God’s Word; to exercise a tenacious faith
that continues even when trouble persists; to cling to
God’s promises even though you have hit a dead end.
Second, faith-rest is the absence of works. This
does not mean that you quit your job and become a
bum. It means that you let God do your fighting for
you. You cease trying to solve your own problems
apart from God’s resources; you have a relaxed
mental attitude—a peace of mind in the middle of
everything that is happening around you.
When every detail regarding creation was provided,
the Creator rested—not because He was tired, but
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because His work was completed (Genesis 2:2). Thus,
as a memorial to His grace provision, God declared a
“rest.” Originating from the “foundation of the world”
(Hebrews 4:3), this rest is perpetuated forever. God
has already worked out all problems and now offers
a solution for every dilemma. He assures rest to those
who claim His promises by faith.
The One who provided these promises is immutable
and true; therefore, He is always faithful to keep His
Word (Lamentations 3:21–24). Because He is also
omnipotent, He is “able also to perform” everything
He has promised (Romans 4:21). The mechanics will
vary—He will either deliver you out of the problem
or sustain you through the problem “that you may be
able to endure it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
A third characteristic of the faith-rest technique is
prayer. Every time you use a promise like 1 Peter
5:7—“Casting all your anxiety [care] upon Him,
because He cares for you”—you are exercising faith-
rest. And that promise is claimed by prayer.
Let us therefore draw near with confidence
to the throne of grace, that we may receive
mercy and may find grace to help in time of
need. (Hebrews 4:16)

H OW D O Y OU F AITH -R EST ?
There are three steps in faith-rest. These steps form
an effective drill to follow when you are so beset with
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difficulties that you cannot think clearly. Shock or
pressure may cause your emotions to rise up in revolt
within your soul. This may destroy your concen-
tration and temporarily obliterate the Bible doctrine
you have learned. Then the step-by-step approach is
essential. But this technique is even beneficial when
the situation is not overwhelming. For this method
firmly and systematically leads you into the store-
room of your soul where your inventory of Bible
doctrine is kept.
Step 1. Claim a promise to stabilize your soul.
Recall a promise from the Word of God. Think of
what the promise means. Realize that from the divine
viewpoint your situation is not hopeless. God is still
in control and, as always, He has you in His
powerful, loving hands. This realization quiets your
fears and enables you to use the Bible doctrine you
know.
Step 2. Use the promise in a doctrinal rationale. A
rationale is an underlying reason, justification, or
explanation. Every biblical promise is backed by a
doctrine or series of doctrines. Using a doctrinal
rationale is a logical process of moving toward a
biblical conclusion. The promise you use in step 1 of
the faith-rest drill is the capsule summary of many
related truths. Remember those interconnected
doctrines. Your faith-rest becomes more effective as
it clings to a larger rock, as it weaves into a thicker
rope, as it claims a whole complex of basic Bible
doctrines.
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 You may use the logistical grace rationale, which
emphasizes God’s faithfulness in supplying your
needs. You may use the plan of God rationale, which
shows you your place in the eternal purpose of God
and recounts the assets He has given you to fulfill
your spiritual destiny on earth. Or you may use the
essence of God rationale, which focuses on the
attributes of God’s very nature that guaranteed His
promises. There are many doctrinal rationales. Every
promise is based on one or more of these rationales
and they lead to firm conclusions.
Step 3. Reach doctrinal conclusions. Doctrinal
rationales lead to doctrinal conclusions. One of the
greatest conclusions is found in Romans 8:31.
What then shall we say to these things? If
God is for us, who is against us? (Romans
8:31)
When you move through the faith-rest drill you come
to the point where you actually believe this conclu-
sion, rather than merely repeat it by rote. You may
always accept it as true, but the faith-rest drill brings
that doctrinal conclusion alive so you find courage,
rest, and comfort in its truth.
After using the three steps of the faith-rest drill,
your mind is stabilized; you know the ground you
stand on. You then can turn your attention back to the
problem at hand. Now you can see how your little
problem fits into the big picture of God’s faithfulness.
Now you can genuinely rest, relax, and trust in Him
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for solutions as you move on in your life. Faith-rest
may take thirty seconds or much longer, depending on
numerous factors. You may need to circle back and
repeat a stage or start over from the beginning as fear
crops up again. Ultimately, faith-rest becomes a
continual way of life, for faith-rest is the problem-
solving device that makes Bible doctrine become a
living reality in your experience.

D EPEND ON THE L ORD

One of the most difficult challenges in the Christian
life is to depend on the Lord for deliverance without
interjecting human solutions. This does not mean you
simply sit down and give up, or let your mind go
blank and attempt to blot out reality. Total
dependence means you are to use your mind to trust
the Lord constantly: “Stand by and see the salvation
[deliverance] of the LORD” (Exodus 14:13b). Here is
the secret: He gives power to the weary, to the weak.
The Bible never says God helps those who help
themselves. God helps the helpless.
He gives strength to the weary,
And to him who lacks might He increases
power. (Isaiah 40:29)
You may constantly try to solve your own problems
and may repeatedly encounter a stone wall. You may
have the bumps on your head to show for it! What
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you must do is recognize your total helplessness and
begin to depend on Him. “The LORD will fight for
you while you keep silent” (Exodus 14:14).
How do you depend on the Lord? First, you need to
realize that “depend” can also be understood as
“trust” or “faith.” There are several Hebrew words for
faith.
1. Aman, translated “believed” in Genesis 15:6, is
used primarily for salvation. It means “to use
God as a prop or as a foundation; to lean on
Him.”
2. Batach, translated “trust” in Psalms 37:3, 5 and
91:2, was originally used for one wrestler
body-slamming another. From this derivative
the word came to mean “pick up your troubles
and slam them on the Lord.” This is the basic
word for faith-rest.
3. Chasah, in Psalm 57:1, originally meant “to
flee as a rabbit seeking refuge in the cleft of a
rock.” Again, it is a word for faith. The
psalmist used the analogy for hiding in a cleft
of the Rock (Christ Jesus) where nothing can
touch you.
4. Yachal, found in Job 13:15 and Lamentations
3:21, 24, carries the connotation of trusting
while in extreme pain. Even though you are
utterly miserable or in the agony of suffering,
you can have the confidence of deliverance.
Thus, it came to mean “to trust under
pressure.”
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 5. Qavah, the strongest word for faith, translated
“wait” in Isaiah 40:31, was originally used for
making rope by weaving a frail, easily broken
strand into a strong rope that cannot be broken.

You may be a weak little strand, but when you keep

trusting the Lord in spite of all difficulties, in spite of
the hopelessness of the situation, you will exchange
your frailty for the strength of the Lord.
Yet those who wait for the LORD
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
(Isaiah 40:31)
The result of perpetuating the faith-rest technique in
spite of overwhelming odds is an exchange of human
strength for divine strength. In other words, when you
say, “Lord I cannot do it,” the Lord always answers,
“But I can! I will give you the strength to endure your
problem. I will provide every resource necessary for
you to meet this tragedy in your life.” You trade in
your inadequate human strength for God’s all-
sufficient power. And the result? You fly! You
“mount up with wings like eagles.” You do not live
‘down in the dumps.’ You soar above your problems.
Furthermore, you “will run and not get tired.”
Notice that the exchange of strength is not designed
for sprinters. What is a sprinter? He is one who
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believes God’s promises for a short time, especially
when he is in trouble. But when the problem
disappears, so does his faith. On the other hand,
divine strength is designed for the long-distance
runner who appropriates God’s power at a steady
pace. The power of God does not fluctuate. It is
constant and continuous and does not depend on the
ebb and flow of human strength. Divine power in
your life depends on trusting the Word of God during
the tough times and in prosperity. Do you live by fits
and starts? Or do you advance steadily toward
spiritual maturity using the supernatural provisions of
God?
The power of God the Holy Spirit combines with
the Word of God in the execution of the Christian
way of life (Romans 8:16; Hebrews 4:12). As the
teacher of the Word, the Holy Spirit is the member of
the Godhead who reveals Bible doctrine. The filling
of the Spirit and the accumulation of Bible doctrine in
the soul make the power of God available in the
believer’s life. The faith-rest technique is the means
of utilizing that power. And when the believer claims
this infinite power for every need in his life, he
becomes a Christian at ease.
Then he “will walk and not become weary.” Every
believer is weary at times. We all become discour-
aged. We all ‘throw in the towel’ from time to time
and give up. Walking depicts the believer in fellow-
ship with the Lord (Galatians 5:16; Ephesians 5:18).
A believer who will “not get tired” is not perfect.
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Rather, he logs a maximum amount of time in
fellowship with God. This believer knows and claims
promises like Psalm 55:22.

Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He

will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous [the
believer in Christ] to be shaken.
(Psalm 55:22)

I T P AYS TO W AIT
Isaiah 40 teaches that it pays to wait for the Lord—
to keep on trusting Him. He is the only One you can
keep trusting with the assurance that all your
problems will be solved. The One who formulated the
solutions to all the exigencies of life has the power to
solve them: “For nothing will be impossible with
God” (Luke 1:37). Man is impressed with his scien-
tific progress, his new technologies, his exploration of
outer space. But what is man’s achievement compared
to the handiwork of the Lord Jesus Christ? Christ put
into existence the innumerable stars and galaxies
(Psalm 8:3; Colossians 1:16–17). Don’t you think He
can handle your problem?
Because of who He is and what He can accomplish,
you should have peace, power, and stability, even in
the most adverse of circumstances. Your faith should
be an ever-present, positive, moment-by-moment trust
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in the power of God to handle your ‘catastrophes.’ The
mature Christian believes the promises of God regard-
less of what happens, even to the extent that Job
believed when he said, “Though He slay me, I will
hope [have confidence] in Him” (Job 13:15a). That is
waiting on the Lord! That is the moment-by-moment
rest. That is the epitome of the faith-rest technique.
It is easy to believe the Lord’s promises when things
are going your way. But if your situation is bleak and
hopeless, isn’t the same Lord with you in the darkness?
Can’t you look through the shadows and see Him in His
Word, in the Bible doctrine stored up in your soul? If
God—the Lord Jesus Christ—created the vast universe
and has never lost track of one single atom; if He
knows when a sparrow falls, don’t you think He can
solve your problems (Matthew 10:29)?
He has a promise or a doctrine for every predica-
ment, as well as for every success! Jesus Christ is
“the same yesterday and today, yes and forever”
(Hebrews 13:8). He will never change. He will
continue to wait for you to trust Him so He can bless
you.

Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to

you,
And therefore He waits on high to have
compassion on you.
For the LORD is a God of justice;
How blessed are all those who long for Him.
(Isaiah 30:18)
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 Waiting on the Lord is the greatest economy of
time. Keep on believing the Word of God—no matter
what happens, no matter what the difficulties, no
matter how adverse your circumstances.
And without faith it is impossible to please
Him, for he who comes to God must believe
that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those
who seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6)

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P ROMISES FOR B ELIEVERS
“Do not be fainthearted. Do not be afraid, or panic, or
tremble before them, for the LORD your God is the
one who goes with you, to fight for you against your
enemies, to save you.” (Deuteronomy 20:3b–4)
“Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or
tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one
who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake
you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6)
I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He
is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. (Psalm 16:8)
Wait for the LORD; Be strong, and let your heart take
courage; Yes, wait for the LORD. (Psalm 27:14)
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The
people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.
(Psalm 33:12)
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The steps of a man are established by the LORD; And
He delights in his way. When he falls, he shall not be
hurled headlong; Because the LORD is the One who
holds his hand. (Psalm 37:23–24)
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee. (Psalm
56:3)
Guarding the paths of justice, And He preserves the
way of His godly ones. (Proverbs 2:8)
“The steadfast of mind Thou wilt keep in perfect
peace, Because he trusts in Thee.” (Isaiah 26:3)
“Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously
look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen
you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you
with My righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10)
The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For
His compassions never fail. They are new every
morning; Great is Thy faithfulness. (Lamentations
3:22–23)
“And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you shall
receive.” (Matthew 21:22)
“For nothing will be impossible with God.” (Luke 1:37)
“And I give eternal life to them, and they shall never
perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand.
(John 10:28)
If God is for us, who is against us? (Romans 8:31)
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No temptation has overtaken you but such as is
common to man; and God is faithful, who will not
allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able,
but with the temptation will provide the way of
escape also, that you may be able to endure it.
(1 Corinthians 10:13)
Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly
beyond all that we ask or think, according to the
power that works within us. (Ephesians 3:20)
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer
and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests
be made known to God. And the peace of God, which
surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts
and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6–7)
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
(Philippians 4:13)
And my God shall supply all your needs according to
His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of
power and love and discipline. (2 Timothy 1:7)
Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the
throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may
find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)

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