Charles Stanley Quotes

When we read of the great Biblical leaders, we see that it was not uncommon for God to ask them to wait, not just a day or two, but for years, until God was ready for them to act.

We must let patience have its perfect work, remembering that there are precious promises in the Scriptures for those who wait upon the Lord.

And I have to be willing to be patient to allow God's plan to unfold and not go ahead and try to make my own circumstances happen for me. So, I've learned that He can be trusted for every need and desire but at the same time that may require patience on my end.

Cast not away your confidence because God defers his performances. That which does not come in your time, will be hastened in his time, which is always the more convenient season. God will work when he pleases, how he pleases, and by what means he pleases. He is not bound to keep our time, but he will perform his work, honor our faith, and reward them that diligently seek him.

God's "nothings" are His most positive answers. We have to stay on God and wait. Never try to help God to fulfill His word.

Be patient. Let God answer your question on His schedule, not yours.

God's delays are not God's denials.

The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.

He (God) never comes to those who do not wait.

Keep honoring God with your life, stay in peace, trust His timing and God will open doors that no man can shut.

The trouble is that I'm in a hurry, but God isn't.

When God gives you a vision and darkness follows, wait. God will bring the vision He has given you to reality in your life if you will wait on His timing. Never try to help God fulfill His word

Wait on the Lord" is a constant refrain in the Psalms, and it is a necessary word, for God often keeps us waiting. He is not in such a hurry as we are, and it is not his way to give more light on the future than we need for action in the present, or to guide us more than one step at a time. When in doubt, do nothing, but continue to wait on God. When action is needed, light will come.

Learn to trust His timing. Don't get in a hurry; don't grow impatient; don't try to force doors open. Don't try to make things happen in your own strength. Let God do it His way.

While you're waiting, God's working.

Patience is tied very closely to faith in our Heavenly Father. Actually, when we are unduly impatient, we are suggesting that we know what is best—better than does God. Or, at least, we are asserting that our timetable is better than His. We can grow in faith only if we are willing to wait patiently for God's purposes and patterns to unfold in our lives, on His timetable.

Wait on God and He will work, but don't wait in spiritual sulks because you cannot see an inch in front of you! Are we detached enough from our spiritual hysterics to wait on God? To wait is not to sit with folded hands, but to learn to do what we are told.

I needed to do my current job well, keep preparing, and wait on God's timing. I needed to trust His leadership rather than try to force an outcome I wanted.

Never think that God's delays are God's denials. True prayer always receives what it asks, or something better.

God's delay's are not His denials

We must mark God's providence leading us; and if providence tarries, tarry till providence comes

God often waits until we're out of ideas before He lets us know His plans. He competes for our hearts, not our attention.

You can save a lot of time waiting on God.

Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can.

I spend a lot of time in prayer. God doesn't always show up on my time, but he always shows up!