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10 Scriptures To Encourage You When You’re Struggling With Trusting God’s Timing

Sometimes it can be hard trusting God’s timing. Especially when you’ve been waiting for answers about things you’ve been praying about for a very long time, or even if and when you are unsure about what’s coming next. Regardless, living, praying, and moving through different requests and uncertainties can be challenging. No matter how much other people in your life may try to encourage you, and even during times when you’re trying to encourage yourself, the waiting can still be tough. I’ve found that taking the time to read and reflect on encouraging scriptures can be a great source of peace as you wait. When I dive into my bible, I’m reminded of God’s promises and His faithfulness no matter what season of life I’m in. I’m not sure what you may be waiting or praying for, but I hope that God comes through for you and that these scriptures help guide and provide you with peace too. 

1. "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11

2. "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

3. "Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord will fulfill his promises to her!" - Luke 1:45

4. "The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him." - Psalm 37:23

5. "For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay." - Habakkuk 2:3

6. "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." - Galatians 6:9

7. "For those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." - Isaiah 40:31

8. "The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever. Do not abandon the works of your hands." - Psalm 138:8

9. "But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me." - Micah 7:7

10. "The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him." - Lamentations 3:25

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