{"id":811,"date":"2025-10-08T00:08:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T07:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=811"},"modified":"2025-10-07T20:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T03:22:29","slug":"standing-on-the-promises-courage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/standing-on-the-promises-courage\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing on the Promises:\u00a0 COURAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Precious Promise: COURAGE
\n<\/u><\/strong>“Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!”\u00a0 <\/em>Psalm 27:14<\/p>\n

Thoughts:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Why should we wait for the Lord?<\/p>\n

~~BECAUSE~~
\n“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak\u201d Isaiah<\/em> 40:29<\/p>\n

~~WHY DOES HE DO THAT? ~~
\n“For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake His faithful ones. They will be protected forever…”\u00a0 <\/em>Psalm 37:28<\/p>\n

Prayer:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Dear Lord,
\nI want to wait for You.
\nI want to be patient and move in Your timing.
\nI want to trust You to act in Your time and way.
\nSo, Lord, help me to be strong, and to be firm minded so I know Your will and can then stand firm in it.
\nI want to take heart and be committed to You, Lord.
\nI don’t want to let circumstances change my right thinking.
\nHelp me Lord, to always wait for You.
\nThank you, Lord. Amen.<\/p>\n

“Be on guard. Stand true to what you believe. Be courageous. Be strong.”<\/em> 1 Corinthians 16:13<\/p>\n

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A Precious Promise: COURAGE “Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!”\u00a0 Psalm 27:14 Thoughts: Why should we wait for the Lord? ~~BECAUSE~~ “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak\u201d Isaiah 40:29 ~~WHY DOES HE DO THAT?…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1237],"tags":[1307,636,1294,3,1304,1297,1305,1302,3309,212,121,1245,1300,1296,1301,1308,30,32,217,1238,108,1303,1306,1298,1299,1295],"class_list":["post-811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-standing-on-the-promises","tag-be-committed-to-the-lord","tag-be-of-good-courage","tag-courage","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-firm-minded","tag-isaiah-4029","tag-know-gods-will","tag-lords-timing","tag-october-2025","tag-patient","tag-power","tag-precious-promises","tag-protected-forever","tag-psalm-2714","tag-psalm-3728","tag-right-thinking","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-stand-firm","tag-standing-on-the-promises","tag-strength","tag-strong","tag-take-heart","tag-the-lord-loves-the-just","tag-the-lord-will-not-forsake-his-faithful-ones","tag-wait-on-the-lord"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/COURAGE-Psalm-27.14.jpg?fit=1110%2C966&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1144,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/p-o-w-e-r-day-14-wait\/","url_meta":{"origin":811,"position":0},"title":"P-O-W-E-R–Day 14–Wait","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"January 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Today's Scripture: Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD! 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