“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.
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