Patience – A Poem About Waiting and Trusting in God’s Timing

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Patience - A Poem About Waiting and Trusting in God's Timing

The agony of waiting, watching the hours
Drains my power and leaves me bitter
Filled with battered pride and endless angst.
But just as it takes a season to cultivate a flower,
I must keep a steadfast heart and wait.

My deepest failure is relying on my own two hands
To control, conquer, defend, and prevent defeat.
For when I am solely responsible for the success of all life's plans,
My heart lies anxious constantly, consciously looking
To deter life's inevitable outcomes with each and every beat.

It is in waiting, humbly praying, admitting
That you and you alone know the matter of my fate,
That my anxious and impatient heart can rest
Trusting you know what's best and patiently, pridelessly wait.

-Poem Written by Justin Farley

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4 responses to “Patience – A Poem About Waiting and Trusting in God’s Timing”

  1. really good. “My deepest failure is relying on my own two hands!” ALL THE TIME.

    1. Well I’m glad it’s not just me relying on them all the time 😉 Thanks for your comment!

  2. Elaigwu Steve Avatar
    Elaigwu Steve

    Am comforted, thanks alot

    1. You’re welcome. Glad it helped!!

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