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“But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” James 1:4 We all have things we’re waiting for—a dream to come to pass, a problem to turn around. When it’s taking longer than we thought, it’s easy to get impatient and think, “When is it ever going to happen?” Sometimes it’s not happening because we’re not prepared for what God has prepared. Sometimes, we may not see anything changing, but something is happening—patience is working in us. Our spiritual muscles are getting stronger. Don’t discount the waiting period. Don’t get discouraged because it’s not happening as fast as we like. The longer it takes, the more God has in store.

“I will teach you about the hand of God; what is with the Almighty I will not conceal”. Job 27:11 Life is too short to live frustrated because we’re not getting our way or because something unfair happened. God wouldn’t have allowed it if it was going to keep us from our destiny. It’s a test. Are we going to let it steal our joy, or are we going to be still and know that He is God? If He’s not changing it, we have to be mature enough to say, “God, we don’t like this situation, but You’re in control. We are going to stay in peace and enjoy our life.” Could it be that what’s frustrating us is really the hand of God? Could it be He’s doing things behind the scenes that is for our good? He’s guiding us, protecting us, preparing us. Not everything that happens is ordained by God, but nothing can happen without His permission. When it doesn’t make sense to us, we have to trust Him. He’s given us grace to go through it. If we pass the test, we’ll see promotion, healing, breakthroughs, a