gods timing
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1All things have their time, and all things under heaven continue during their interval.
3For as yet the vision is far off, and it will appear in the end, and it will not lie. If it expresses any delay, wait for it. For it is arriving and it will arrive, and it will not be hindered.
31But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.
14Wait for the Lord, act manfully; and let your heart be strengthened, and remain with the Lord.
5Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence. 6In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps.
9And so, let us not be deficient in doing good. For in due time, we shall reap without fail.
16My fate is in your hands. Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who are persecuting me.
11He has made all things good in their time, and he has handed over the world to their disputes, so that man may not discover the work which God made from the beginning, even until the end.
8Yet truly, let this one thing not escape notice, most beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.
6For every matter, there is a time and an opportunity, as well as many difficulties, for man.
25TETH. The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him. 26TETH. It is good to stand ready in silence for the salvation of God.
14Is anything difficult for God? According to the announcement, he will return to you at this same time, with life as a companion, and Sarah will have a son.”
11Be empty, and see that I am God. I will be exalted among the peoples, and I will be exalted upon the earth.
7Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.
7But he said to them: “It is not yours to know the times or the moments, which the Father has set by his own authority.
27He said to them, “Things that are impossible with men are possible with God.”
28And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints.
12so that you may not be slow to act, but instead may be imitators of those who, through faith and patience, shall inherit the promises.
7But I will look towards the Lord. I will wait for God, my Savior. My God will hear me.