2. Patient Hope

3. Patient Hope Eagerly: strong desire
But if we hope for what we do not see (heaven), we eagerly wait for it with patience.
Romans 8:25
Eagerly: strong desire
Patience: calmness in the face of adversity; good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetency

4. Patient hope
Simeon (Luke 2:25-35) and Anna (Luke 2:36-38)

5. Truth #1: God wears a watch.
2 Lord, you know when I sit down and when I stand up; You understand my thoughts from far away.
3 You observe my travels and my rest; You are aware of all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, LORD.
Psalm 139:2-4

6. Truth #1: God wears a watch. Truth #2: God has a plan.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 29:11

7. Truth #1: God wears a watch. Truth #2: God has a plan.
Truth #3: God is able.
The LORD appeared to Abram, saying, “I am God Almighty.” Genesis 17:1
Our God lives in heaven and does whatever He pleases Psalm 115:3
God is able to do more than we ask or imagine Ephesians 3:20

8. Truth #1: God wears a watch. Truth #2: God has a plan.
Truth #3: God is able.
Truth #4: When our hope does come true, the wait won’t matter anymore.
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all Corinthians 4:17

9. What do I do when there is no more hope for what I was hoping for?

10. Hold tightly onto who God really is.
What do I do when there is
no more hope
for what I was hoping for?
Hold tightly onto who God really is.