Hi my friends, welcome to day 16 and today we're talking about embracing patience
Roman 8 25 says but if we hope for what we do not see we wait for it with patience
Well, I don't know about you, but when I'm pursuing something or walking out and you know, stepping out in faith
We talked about bold faith and bold action yesterday. I want to see results
you know, sometimes we have this microwave thinking with God that God if I pray and fast or if I
Step out and do this thing or if I obey you right that we're going to see those results
But God is a God of seasons in time and so often, you know
We're planting the seeds but those plantings of the fruit of the plantings don't happen till summer
Even though you're planting in spring and so I want to encourage you today that we need to embrace and cultivate
patience, it's a necessary virtue in the pursuit of our dreams and in a world that values
immediacy or results waiting can feel frustrating and discouraging
But I also want to remind you of the story of Esther
you know Esther felt overwhelmed with trying to save her people and she prayed and she fasted and she asked for God's help and
What I love is behind the scenes. God was working on the king
You know, he woke him up in the middle of the night and he read the story
You know about how her uncle went and helped save and did these things and he woke up but he wanted to celebrate him
And so he had already been behind the scenes answering her prayer and she hadn't been aware of it yet
And so like Esther, you don't discount that God is working in your life
even if today you might not see those results or the answered prayer and
Then be honest with God, you know
sometimes, you know the enemy or life just wants to tell us to hurry and be quick and sometimes I'm also guilty of thinking it's
I'm being disobedient to God if I'm not taking quick action
And while we do want to be obedient like yesterday taking those bold steps of faith and having courage
We also need to be obedient in waiting upon God
It says seek first the kingdom of God and all other things will be added to you or be still and know
The Bible is full of you know
Calls upon us to rest in and to wait patiently and so I want to encourage you to that to embrace
Patience in this journey of the pursuit of your dreams
So our activation for today is how do you feel about waiting for your dream to manifest?
I mean, you know the Bible talks about hope deferred can make the heart sick
When our dream seems to drag on and on with a desire fulfilled in the tree of life
and so be honest with God if you're feeling hope deferred today, you'll give your
your emotions to God ask for his patience and grace in the waiting season and
Then identify one area in your life where you need to practice more patience and then commit to trusting
God and the process
Okay, my friend let me pray for you today. So God I thank you for the journey that we're on
I thank you that even when things don't look like progress is being made that God you are
Growing our dream you're answering prayer. You're working behind the scenes and Lord
I pray that you would help us to embrace patience grow trust in us grow the
Confidence in the waiting and help us to trust your timing and to believe God that you work all things out for good Lord
I pray for the gift of patience and endurance for my friend this day in
Jesus name. Amen. Okay, my friend. I hope you have a blessed day and I'll see you again tomorrow