Looking Waiting Trusting

LOOKING, WAITING, TRUSTING

1/ LOOKING

2/ WAITING

3/ TRUSTING

4/ HOPE

1/ LOOKING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

LUKE 9:62 NKJV
     But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for
the kingdom of God."

PHILIPPIANS 3:13-14 NKJV
13   Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended (laid hold of it); but one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,
14   I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

2/ WAITING UPON THE LORD

2 SAMUEL 16:12 NKJV
     "It may be that the Lord will look on my affliction, and that the Lord will repay me with good
for his cursing this day."

JOB 17:9 NKJV
     Yet the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will be stronger and
stronger.

PSALM 25:5 NKJV
     Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all
the day.

PSALM 27:14 NKJV
     Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the
Lord!

PSALM 37:7 NKJV
     Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his
way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

PSALM 37:34 NKJV
     Wait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the
wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

PSALM 40:1-3 NKJV
1    I Waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.
2    He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a
rock, And established my steps.
3    He has put a new song in my mouth- Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will
trust in the Lord.

PSALM 62:5 NKJV
     My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation (hope) is from Him.

PSALM 130:5 NKJV
     I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope.

PROVERBS 20:22 NKJV
     Do not say, "I will recompense evil"; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.

ISAIAH 25:9 NKJV
     And it will be said in that day: "Behold, this is our God; We have waited for Him, and He will
save us. This is the Lord; We have waited for Him; We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation."

ISAIAH 30:15-16 NKJV
15   For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: "In returning and rest you shall be saved;
In quietness and confidence shall be your strength." But you would not,
16   And you said, "No, for we will flee on horses"- Therefore you shall flee! And, "We will ride
on swift horses"- Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift!

ISAIAH 30:18 NKJV
     Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be
exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those
who wait for Him.

ISAIAH 40:31 NKJV
     But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings
like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

ISAIAH 49:23 NKJV
     Kings shall be your foster fathers, And their queens your nursing mothers; They shall bow
down to you with their faces to the earth, And lick up the dust of your feet. Then you will know
that I am the Lord, For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.

LAMENTATIONS 3:26 NKJV
     It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord.

LUKE 12:29-31 NKJV
29   "And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind.
30   "For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need
these things.
31   "But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

3/ TRUSTING IN THE LORD

1 CHRONICLES 5:20 NKJV
     And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all
who were with them, for they cried out to God in the battle. He heeded their prayer, because they
put their trust in Him.

PSALM 2:12 NKJV
     Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a
little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

PSALM 5:11 NKJV
     But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You
defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You.

PSALM 9:10 NKJV
     And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken
those who seek You.

PSALM 22:4-5 NKJV
4    Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them.
5    They cried to You, and were delivered; They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.

PSALM 25:2-3 NKJV
2    O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me.
3    Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal
treacherously without cause.

PSALM 31:19 NKJV
     Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, Which You
have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men!

PSALM 32:10 NKJV
     Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.

PSALM 33:21 NKJV
     For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name.

PSALM 34:8 NKJV
     Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

PSALM 34:22 NKJV
     The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be
condemned.

PSALM 37:3-5 NKJV
3    Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4    Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
5    Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.

PSALM 37:40 NKJV
     And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And
save them, Because they trust in Him.

PSALM 40:1-4 NKJV
1    I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.
2    He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a
rock, And established my steps.
3    He has put a new song in my mouth- Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will
trust in the Lord.
4    Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such
as turn aside to lies.

PSALM 56:4 NKJV
     In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do
to me?

PSALM 56:11 NKJV
     In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

PSALM 73:28 NKJV
     But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may
declare all Your works.

PSALM 84:12 NKJV
     O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!

PSALM 119:42 NKJV
     So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.

PSALM 125:1 NKJV
     Those who trust in the Lord Are like Mount Zion, Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.

PSALM 146:5 NKJV
     Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

PROVERBS 3:5-6 NKJV
5    Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
6    In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

PROVERBS 16:20 NKJV
     He who heeds the word wisely will find good, And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.

ISAIAH 57:13 NKJV
     When you cry out, Let your collection of idols deliver you. But the wind will carry them all
away, A breath will take them. But he who puts his trust in Me shall possess the land, And shall
inherit My holy mountain."

JEREMIAH 17:7-8 NKJV
7    "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a
tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its root by the river, And will not fear when heat
comes;
8    But her leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from
yielding fruit.

JEREMIAH 39:18 NKJV
     "For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but your life shall be as a
prize to you, because you have put your trust in Me," says the Lord.'"

MATTHEW 12:21 NKJV
     And in His name Gentiles will trust."

4/ HOPE

Psalm 16
9    Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.

Psalm 38
15   For in You, O LORD, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God.

Psalm 39
7    "And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.

Psalm 71
5    For You are my hope, O Lord GOD; You are my trust from my youth.

Psalm 119
43   And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I have hoped in Your
ordinances.
49   Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope.
73   Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your
commandments.
74   Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped in Your word.
81   My soul faints for Your salvation, But I hope in your word.
147 I rise before the dawning of the morning, And cry for help; I hope in Your word.

Jeremiah 17
7    "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord.
17   Do not be a terror to me; You are my hope in the day of doom.

Lamentations 3
26   It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord.

Acts 23
6    But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out
in the council, "Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and
resurrection of the dead I am being judged!"

Acts 24
15   "I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of
the dead, both of the just and the unjust.

Acts 26
6    "And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers.
7    "To this promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God might and day, hope to attain. For
this hope's sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

Romans 5
1    Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ,
2    through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in
hope of the glory of God.
3    And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces
perseverance;
4    and perseverance, character; and character, hope.
5    Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by
the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Romans 8
23   And not only they, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan
within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.
24   For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope
for what he sees?
25   But if we hope for what we do not see, then we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

Romans 12
12    rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;

Romans 15
4    For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the
patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.

1 Corinthians 13
13   And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 15
19   If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.

Ephesians 1
18   the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you my know what is the hope of His
calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 2
12   that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and
strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
13   But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been made near by the blood of
Christ.

Ephesians 4
2    with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,
3    endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4    There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;
5    one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6    one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Colossians 1
23   if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the
hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of
which I, Paul, became a minister.
27   To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among
the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

I Timothy 1
1    Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus
Christ, our hope,

Titus 1
2    in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,

Titus 2
13   looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus
Christ,

2 Thessalonians 2
16   Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and
given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace,

Hebrews 3
6    but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence
and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.

Hebrews 6
18   that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong
consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.
19   This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the
Presence behind the veil,

Hebrews 7
19   for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope,
through which we draw near to God.

Hebrews 11
1    Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

1 Peter 1
3    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant
mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead,

1 John 3
3    And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

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