WHEN HOPE DEFERRED PROVERBS 13:12, GENESIS 12:1-5; 15:1-4 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. picture taken from Google INTRODUCTION: What does the word defer mean? Something "deferred" is put off, delayed, or suspended . The longer a person goes without seeing their hope realized, the more likely they are to become discouraged. Have you ever had something you've been waiting for God to do, and you wait and wait? It could be finding God's plan for your life. You hold on into it and then you still waiting until now. For a while, you're good but you're thinking that time is running out for you. You look for situations and nothing change. In Proverbs 13:12 we’re told, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” In tagalog... Ang matagal na paghihintay ay nagpapahina ng kalooban, ngunit ang pangarap na natupad ay ma...