James 1:4 (NIV) 4 Let perseverance (hupomoné - endurance, steadfastness, patient waiting for.) finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
1.While You are Waiting, God is
2. While You are Waiting, He is still
Psalm 56:11-12 (NASB) David says…”In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?…I will render praises (tôwdâh) to you.”
3. While You Are Waiting, God is
Matthew 13: 31-32 (NIV) 31 He told them another parable (an earthly story with a heavenly meaning) : “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”
Romans 5:3-5 (NIV) Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.