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In a world that constantly demands instant results and quick fixes, embracing patience can be one of the most challenging tasks. However, patience, often considered one of the most challenging virtues to practice, becomes crucial when we need it the most. It plays a crucial role in our journey towards achieving goals. In moments of uncertainty, the Bible offers profound wisdom on the subject, emphasizing the importance of waiting on the Lord. Lamentations 3:26 reminds us, "It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD." Trusting in God when it seems like nothing is happening can be a formidable task, but it becomes even more challenging to face the consequences of taking matters into our own hands. In moments of waiting, it serves as the key to unlocking the doors to our goals, dreams and success.  The scripture in Lamentations 3:26 beautifully encapsulates the essence of patience, stating, "It is good that a man should both hope a...

  Today I would like to speak on verse 5 through 7 of Psalm 37;  5) commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:  6) He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.  7) Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.  Here, in a few short sentences, we have a guideline of how we ought to live life. Beloved, whatever dream you wish to see manifest, whatever secret desire stirs in your heart, we must first commit their path to the Lord. Committing something to the Lord simply means we relinquish our own power and fully surrender it to a higher power above all other powers, the Lord Jesus Christ. It means to submit our faith and our trust to God who knows better than us how to bring forth his promises.  There are two paths which will lead our days. Either faith or that of fear. Faith is a process wherea...