--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: When God puts us in a holy holding…" description: "\"“When God puts us in a holy holding pattern, it can feel like forever, but God doesn't hold us back to make us suffer. He does it to help us trust Him...." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/lee-w-merrill-255967_holding_when-god-puts-us-in-a-holy-holding-patte_432859.jpg" --- # When God puts us in a holy holding pattern, it can feel… ![“When God puts us in a holy holding pattern, it can feel like forever, but God doesn't hold us back to make us suffer. He does it to help us trust Him. He sees what lies ahead and knows what we need to be ready for it.” quote by Lee W. 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Key Takeaway Embrace waiting as preparation. Themes Faith Patience Spiritual growth Trust Divine purpose Mood hopeful reflective Type inspirational theological When to use this quote - Personal crises - Spiritual retreats - Life transitions Key Concepts Theology Psychology Resilience Questions to Reflect On - What does this waiting teach you? - How can you stay patient? 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Some to learn from, some to help you, & some to help you realize how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/god-puts-people-in-your-life-for-different-reasons-some-to-learn-from/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [God plants His saints in the most useless places. We say, 'God intends me to be here because I am so useful.' Jesus never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-chambers/god-plants-his-saints-in-the-most-useless-places-we-say-god-intends/) [Oswald Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-chambers/) > [“Everything that God puts in our life is a lesson, even the bad experiences. Learn from them, adjust your direction, grow and move on.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudia-mccants/everything-that-god-puts-in-our-life-is-a-lesson-even-the-bad/) [Claudia McCants](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-mccants/) > [“God is the one who puts dreams inside you. So you'd better chase them fast, before He decides to let them chase you instead…Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/god-is-the-one-who-puts-dreams-inside-you-so-you-d-better-chase-them/) [Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/) > [God puts us through hell, only so we may have the privilege of earning our way closer to him, in heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikayla-workman/god-puts-us-through-hell-only-so-we-may-have-the-privilege-of-earning/) [Mikayla Workman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikayla-workman/) > [God puts mentors in your path. They may not look like you, sound like you, or be what you expect. But they always know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-shriver/god-puts-mentors-in-your-path-they-may-not-look-like-you-sound-like/) [Maria Shriver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-shriver/) > [One never knows why God puts someone in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenya-moore/one-never-knows-why-god-puts-someone-in-your-life/) [Kenya Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenya-moore/) > [When God puts a tear in your eye, its because He wants to put a rainbow in your heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-god-puts-a-tear-in-your-eye-its-because-he-wants-to-put-a/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [God puts us in position to do the things we need to, both on and off the track, to honor Him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-carter/god-puts-us-in-position-to-do-the-things-we-need-to-both-on-and-off/) [Michelle Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-carter/) > [God puts you where God needs you. You are where you are supposed to be. The job you are doing may not be any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-kushner/god-puts-you-where-god-needs-you-you-are-where-you-are-supposed-to-be/) [Lawrence Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-kushner/) ## More Holding quotes > [We do not know which irresponsible Israeli prime minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against neighboring Arab…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mordechai-vanunu/we-do-not-know-which-irresponsible-israeli-prime-minister-will-take/) [Mordechai Vanunu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mordechai-vanunu/) > [If holding onto them requires you to lower your self-worth and self-respect let go of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/if-holding-onto-them-requires-you-to-lower-your-self-worth-and-self/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) > [Like, you can't tell a certain race, like, 'You're supposed to act this way, and you're not supposed to act this way because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kreayshawn/like-you-can-t-tell-a-certain-race-like-you-re-supposed-to-act-this/) [Kreayshawn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kreayshawn/) > [Hold tenderly that which you cherish, for it is precious and a tight grip may crush it. Do not let the fear of dropping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-alberti/hold-tenderly-that-which-you-cherish-for-it-is-precious-and-a-tight/) [Bob Alberti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-alberti/) > [I can conquer the world with one hand, as long as you are holding the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-smith/i-can-conquer-the-world-with-one-hand-as-long-as-you-are-holding-the/) [Megan Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-smith/) > [“Holding something doesn't make it yours. You realize at some point you're just keeping it back for yourself, because it's pulling away with equal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/holding-something-doesn-t-make-it-yours-you-realize-at-some-point-you/) [Craig Silvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-silvey/) > [“Forgiveness is about letting go of the past and not holding on to it”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/forgiveness-is-about-letting-go-of-the-past-and-not-holding-on-to-it/) [Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/) > [“Loneliness is holding the one you love / When you know you might never hold him again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kami-garcia/loneliness-is-holding-the-one-you-love-when-you-know-you-might-never/) [Kami Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kami-garcia/) > [If you're throwing punches or exerting energy but you're not breathing, you're holding your breath. That actually saps your strength, it saps your stamina.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-eubank-jr/if-you-re-throwing-punches-or-exerting-energy-but-you-re-not/) [Chris Eubank Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-eubank-jr/) > [“There is always power in holding a secret.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-hobb/there-is-always-power-in-holding-a-secret/) [Robin Hobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-hobb/) > [I'm still holding on to something that I know will never happen, because I have this little piece of hope that someday, it will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-still-holding-on-to-something-that-i-know-will-never-happen/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The real reason you struggling with letting go is because you keep holding on to what they use to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ash-sweeney/the-real-reason-you-struggling-with-letting-go-is-because-you-keep/) [Ash Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ash-sweeney/) > [“It's the touching they both long for. The holding. Spent their whole lives, each without any.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-mcmann/it-s-the-touching-they-both-long-for-the-holding-spent-their-whole/) [Lisa McMann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-mcmann/) > [I want to stay in the ocean. I'm not going to be able to do that from some holding cell in Japan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-watson/i-want-to-stay-in-the-ocean-i-m-not-going-to-be-able-to-do-that-from/) [Paul Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-watson/) > [There's something so delicious about holding onto a secret; it's something just for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/there-s-something-so-delicious-about-holding-onto-a-secret-it-s/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) [Browse all 694 Holding quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/holding/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When God puts us in a holy holding pattern, it can feel like forever, but God doesn't hold us back to make us suffer. He does it to help us trust Him. He sees what lies ahead and knows what we need to be ready for it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lee W. 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