@JamesYates71

Christian husband and father. Love America.

[Wes Huff @WesleyLHuff]

If I'm honest this has been a hard season for me lately. I've been struggling with trusting God's timing. I was reminded when reading Psalm 37 today that I am to be still before Yahweh and wait patiently. That Yahweh is good to those who wait for him and seek him, and it is good to wait quietly for God’s salvation (Lam. 3:25–26). This quiet waiting involves hoping in God’s word while the soul waits more intensely than watchmen awaiting morning (Psalm 130:5–6).

I was reminded that prior to preaching to thousands, for a season Peter went back to fishing after thinking he failed Jesus. That Paul sat in prison cells, Lazarus lay in a tomb, Jonah prayed in the belly of a fish, Hannah wept on the steps of the tabernacle, Joseph was locked in the captivity, and Moses stood in the fields of Median herding sheep. All before God made moves in his timing.

Times of waiting, while hard, remind us of the confidence we should have in God’s timing and character. When direction seems slow in coming, we're called to wait for it, assured it will come when the time is ready (Hab. 2:3). Yahweh himself waits to be gracious and show mercy, and those who wait for him are blessed, for he is a God of justice (Isa. 30:18). Rather than taking matters into their own hands, like I often am tempted to do, we are instructed not to repay evil but to wait for the Lord, who will deliver us (Prov 20:22).

Hoping for what is unseen involves waiting with patience (Romans 8:25), and through the Spirit and faith, believers eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness (Galatians 5:5). Waiting involves expectancy and hope regarding events and contingencies still in the future, it's the outworking of a spiritual posture directed at trusting God’s promises and timing rather than our own understanding.

Knowing all of this, writing here on X doesn't make my season of needing to wait any easier, but the consistent, inspired, inerrant testimony of scripture nonetheless gives me something solid to trust in. I am fickle, impatient, and finite. God is trustworthy, forbearing, and infinite. And his timing is right even if I don't know how or when things will happen.

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Mr Wrestling #2

[HAWK @HawkEmDownChris]

Whoever names the most obscure professional wrestler wins.

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Larry Mize is a classy guy.✅

[PGA TOUR @PGATOUR]

Now THAT’S a bunker shot 👏

Larry Mize with an up-and-down for the ages @CSChallengeFW.

#TOURVault

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@Hayesfawcett3 @Rivals @BradyMarchese1 We (UGA) want this guy. He has a big heart and wants to compete.

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I was told these monkeys were brought to Silver Springs during filming of a Tarzan movie

[🇺🇸ColonelMAGAMark🇺🇸 @ColonelMark4]

There are wild rhesus macaque monkeys living in the Ocala area of Florida, particularly in and around Silver Springs State Park. These monkeys, which are an invasive species, have been established there since the 1930s and can often be spotted along the Silver River or in nearby areas like the Ocklawaha River in the Ocala National Forest. The population consists of hundreds and sightings are common during activities like kayaking or hiking in the park.

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I really liked @charliekirk11 especially his boldness in sharing his faith in Jesus Christ. We will miss him.

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How do people who agree with Calvin think about free will when reading 1 Samuel 15:35 “The Lord regretted making Saul king of Israel”. Why did He elect Saul then regret? Did Saul have free will to mess it up?

[Rachel @DeadMadeAlive]

How can you read this and not have a calvinistic soteriology?

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Let’s Go Hawks!

[iwake up wavy, baby(WE TALK HAWKS TV) @ToneGully]

Quin Synder you on the clock. I don’t want to hear “he don’t have players to run his system” excuse this year.

50 wins min.

2nd round playoffs min.

Those are my expectations

What’s yours?

#truetoatlanta
#TruetoAtlanta

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I have some great memories of Ridgecrest too. One of the few places where it is true “to walk uphill both ways”

[Paul Chitwood @DrPaulChitwood]

First went to Ridgecrest in 1982.

Attended @centrifuge @FUGECamps @lifeway there with Michelle in 1985 and have a picture to prove it! Picked up our youngest daughter today—40 years later—after a life changing week. Same beautiful place. Same great program. Same impact.

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I read Titus 2 this morning. How do Calvinists interpret 1 Samuel 15:35

[35] ….And the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

Was God sovereign when He made Saul king?

[Soteriology101 🩸 @Soteriology101]

True or False?

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James B Meigs goes into great detail summarizing RFK Jr’s positions on a number of health issues and says almost all of them are stupid but offers only one book recommendation to refute autism. He just has creative ways to say RFK is dangerous to USA health. Give me data.

[Brit Hume @brithume]

The guy's a crackpot. https://t.co/BOQXQ07m8W

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@ReformedDoc How does 1 Samuel 15:11 where the Lord regrets making Saul king and Samuel cries all night fit with reformed theology? Was Saul selected and failed or did he fail on his own free will?

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Read this verse today and thought “did King Saul have free will to mess up?” 1 Samuel 15:35. And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel grieved over Saul. And the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

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Russ Taff

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

What singer's voice can you listen to endlessly without tiring of it?

[Spill The Memes @SpillTheMemes]

These have me rolling 🤣

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@ULTRA_MAJESTY Natural Born Killers

[Wisdom Stoics @WisdomStoics]

It took me 9 years to understand this, I’ll teach it to you in 3 minutes.

Here are 10 uncomfortable truths about life...

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@303ChickenMan @Pastor_Gabe John 3:14-15. Jesus tells Nicodemus to believe is like when Hebrews were bitten by sand vipers and only need look at Moses’ bronze nehutsun and “believe” in healing. Means I want THAT more than anything else.

[Darwin to Jesus @darwintojesus]

There is an ocean of evidence that the universe was designed

Yet atheist "scientists" refuse to accept reality

Here are the biggest problems that secular science can't explain (and what the obvious answers are)... 🧵

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A common ingredient with recent National Champions is dominant D-Line play. Pressure with 3 or 4 is the secret recipe.

[David Pollack @davidpollack47]

You can only pick ONE THING for your College Football team to massively improve in 2025

What's your team? What are you fixing?