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October 8, 2025

Impatience Misses Out

“Pride impatiently demands, while humility lovingly defers to the Lord’s timing.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 8, 2025 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience. Galatians 5:22 The fruit of the Spirit is patience, but the fruit of the self is impatience. Impatience is often tied to [...]

September 2, 2025

A Lesson from the Garden

“Patience is the fruit of faith in God’s faithfulness.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – September 2, 2025 by Mez Stead Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be [...]

April 30, 2025

Active Waiting

“Active waiting activates the Holy Spirit’s divine direction.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 30, 2025 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and [...]

March 12, 2025

Living by Design or by Default

“Limit your intake of outside voices, and you will more clearly hear the inner voice of the Holy Spirit.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – March 12, 2025 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16 [...]

February 13, 2024

God’s Glory and Our Joy in Waiting

“Sometimes God wants us to go through a problem so we can be blessed.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 13, 2024 For the Scripture says to the Pharaoh, ‘For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be [...]

February 6, 2024

He is Working in Your Waiting

“God is working in your waiting.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 6, 2024 Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 During the first few months of my cancer crisis beginning in the summer of 2023, I wrestled with so much physical pain [...]

July 28, 2022

Give It Time

“Rewarding careers, intimate relationships, and lifelong friendships are forged in the fire of faithfulness.” Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 28, 2022 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. Psalm 40:1, ESV I recently completed the “Great American Summer Road Trip” with my family, travelling roughly 2,500 miles [...]

December 8, 2020

Wait For God’s Best

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – December 8, 2020 I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:13-14. There are times in all our lives when [...]

October 16, 2020

Patience Diffuses Anger

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 16, 2020 A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel. Proverbs 15:18 My anger sometimes gets the best of me and I say things I later regret. This is when I can choose to humble myself and ask for forgiveness from [...]

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