Keep Faith and Wait Quietly

Elisabeth Elliot on faithfully doing our work and waiting on God....

"Growth is always imperceptible.

But the farmer exercises long patience in waiting for his crop.

He has done his work... hence he waits quietly.




If we could simply remember that this is true of everything--
that God's purposes are slowly being worked out

for his glory and our good--

we would, like the farmer,

keep faith and wait quietly. "

Lord, keep me from growing weary or meddling with Your plan.

Simply, let me keep the faith and do the work that is mine.
Father, let me exercise long patience, like a farmer. And let me rest.

For You are doing the rest.

(Photos:
~The reaping of the long patience.
~Darryl doing work with a good crop of kids....long patience, harvest still to come
~A snapshot of the little Mennonite neighbor girl draped across her country mailbox, watching the work in our fields and the bringing in of His good purposes. Yes, keeping the faith and waiting quietly...)