Memorize Scripture

Bible Verses About Patience and Waiting on God

Much of the life of faith is waiting: for an answer, for a change, for the Lord’s coming. These passages teach you how to wait without giving up.

When to say them. Say them when the answer is slow, when doing good seems to make no difference, and when you want to quit.

6 passages to memorize

  1. Galatians 6:9 Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  2. Psalm 27:14 Wait patiently for the LORD;be strong and courageous.Wait patiently for the LORD!
    An example of praying it: Lord, I am waiting for you, and waiting is hard for me. I want this settled today. Make me strong and courageous while I wait. I will not run ahead of you. I will wait patiently for you.
  3. Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
  4. James 5:7–8 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil — how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
  5. Lamentations 3:25–26 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,to the soul who seeks Him.It is good to wait quietlyfor the salvation of the LORD.
  6. Psalm 40:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.I waited patiently for the LORD;He inclined to me and heard my cry.

You can pray any of these passages, memorized or not. How to pray scripture.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible or World English Bible, as you choose under “Bible text”. The coach’s voice is computer-generated.