Be Patient June 20th

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Good morning and happy Saturday. Thank you all for tuning in to How Care Let's Pray Ministries. As always, I'm very grateful that you all are here. Wherever you're listening from, I just pray that you take a moment to be in the nail. Take a moment to just breathe, exhale, and invite God into this time. I am praying that we don't rush this. I pray that we take our time right now. Because our topic today is called be patient. Amen. We serve a God who is not rushed. We serve a God who is not panicked. We serve a God who is not surprised by timing. And I want you to know that that matters, especially on days when we feel impatient. So that's why before I get into our devotional today, take a moment to just breathe. It's okay to just be quiet for a second. It's okay to just wait for the Lord to enter our space. I know we live in a world that's always distracting us or tries to anyway, but sometimes we need to just be peaceful and just still. And when we be still, we can be patient. Patience is something we all grow into. Nothing that happens instantly, amen. There are moments in life when we do all the right things and nothing seems to happen. Right? We pray and we pray and we pray, and the answer feels delayed. We love people regardless of what they have done to us, but we still don't see a change within that person, right? You know what I'm saying? We can love everybody, and they still won't do right. But that's okay. Because we don't do right and God still loves us. You know, we share our faith and we wonder does it really make a difference? Does it make a difference if I give a testimony? Does it make a difference if I tell someone my story? And I want you to know it does. It matters because God has called us to be a witness. Amen. I know we try to be consistent and feel like we're not getting results. You know what I'm saying? Because there was a time in my life where I'm like, okay, Lord, I had this feeling. I knew you couldn't have told me that a certain thing was not gonna happen in my life. In that moment, I'm like, yep, this is it, this is it. Yep, God, you're doing it. Thank you, Lord, hallelujah. You know, and to me, you know, we always say, I've been faithful, I've been going to church, I've been studying, I've been fasting, I've been praying, I've been doing all these things. And then God will come back and say, Yeah, you thought that was gonna happen, but it ain't gonna happen because that ain't what I have for you, right? So we have to learn how to be patient because God knows the best time, God knows when to reveal greater things in our life, amen. And I want you to know in Galatians 6 and 9, it states, and let us not be weary in well doing. For in due season, we shall reap if we faint not. Let us not be weary in well doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not. Amen. May the Lord have a blessing to the hearing and the reading and the doing of his word. I want you to know there is a season for the harvest. Amen. It takes time. When we plant seeds in the ground to plant a flower, plant a tree, plant harvest, right? We don't see what's going on under underground, right? All we look is on the soil saying, okay, I don't see nothing spreading, I don't see nothing changing. But God does his beautifulest work in the dark, right? Because when you buried stand up underground, what there's really no light. It's more darkness than anything, right? But then God shines his light upon it, and then it starts to grow. And God does the same thing with us, right? It's not always immediate, it's not always visible, but it's for certain that it's going to happen. Because God is never idle, amen. Even when you don't see movement, he is still working. Even when you don't feel results, he is still shaping our hearts. And I know I talked about this before, and I know I feel like I'm repeating myself on a lot of this stuff, but I think God wants us to understand that He is still moving in our life, He is still pouring favor upon our life, He is still with us in our darkest moments. So we have to be patient and wait on the Lord. Amen. Because I know patience is not passive, it is faithful endurance, amen. It is choosing to keep doing good when results are not immediate. It is continuing to choose to follow Jesus Christ, right? To love when it's not returned quickly, to pray when answers feel delayed, to trust when timely feels unclear, right? We have to learn how to live by faith, to walk by faith, to pray by faith, to sing by faith, to preach by faith, to walk by faith. Now I want you to know transformation takes time. I want you to, like I said earlier, think about that seed planted in the ground. We don't see nothing happening, but God is moving. I want you to know that God hears, God understands, and God knows. We have to be patient. We have to truly trust in the Lord. Amen. When we say we're walking by faith, we're saying, God, I trust you even when I can't trace you, even when I can't see you, even when I can't feel you. I know that you see what's going on. So I'm gonna keep on praising you, I'm gonna keep on honoring you, I'm gonna keep glorifying you because I'm walking by faith. I don't have to see the immediate results, I don't have to see it happening like popcorn blessings. All I need to know is your word said it, then I believe it. You are not shy from your word, oh God. His blessings are so real, his voice is so real, his love is so real. So that's why we can say I don't mind waiting. Because God is on our side. Amen. And I can give you an example, and I'm going, I'm going, I'm squirreling right now. I want you to know that I was at a point in my life where I was like praying, Lord, send me my husband, send me my God-fearing husband. And you know, and I be faithful all year. Yeah, the Lord's gonna send him. I feel it. And then it gets cold outside, they call it cuffing season. September, October, November, December come, and I'm gonna Lord, I just don't understand. He ain't came yet, yeah. You did, and I know you said he, I was gonna get this wonderful man of God. And you know, and then then January comes, I'm right back. God's gonna do it. He's faithful. And here's another cuffing season coming. Lord, why am I still by myself? Why I ain't got nobody to love on me in this whole season. And then I got to a place of peace. God, you know, you know what's best. God, I ain't trying to rush nothing. I just want to wait on you. So if it's your will to send me a God for a man, I will wait on thee. And I'm telling you, when I prayed that, matter of fact, almost two years ago, God has given me such a peace that it don't bother me that it's just me. Well, you know, God also gave me ginger, my little doggy, but neither here nor there. But I want you to know that when you truly surrender, God gives you a peace and you can be patient to wait on his time, and amen. And I want you to know before we pray, there is no shame in asking God questions like, God, I'm kind of discouraged. Help my unbelief. There's no problem with saying, God, I trust your timing more than anything, but can you give me a sneak peek of what's gonna come? There it's okay to be honest and to be real and to be human before God. And I want you to know that God will give us reassurance that he's with us. God will remind us through a word, through a song, through a person, through the wind, through a bird chirping, that he is with us each and every day. And I want you to know that you can still produce harvest when you don't see any light. Because God works in mysterious ways, and God is asking us to be faithful in our planting season, amen. To be faithful as He brings the sunshine, amen. You know, as the scripture said, one will plant, one will water, but God will give the increase. Plant your prayers, plant your belief, plant your faith, plant your vision. And if it's God's will, it might come to bears. If it ain't his will, don't be looking for it. But I'm telling you to plant your seeds of faithfulness. And your watering comes with thanksgiving, your watering comes with praising God, your watering comes with trusting God, your watering comes with praying, and your watering comes when you study the word of God. When you're truly watering, God can say, now I can give the increase. You've been faithful with a little things. Now I can trust you with a little bit more. So I'm gonna take you a little bit higher. Trust in the Lord with all thy heart and lean not to thy own understanding, but in all ways acknowledge God Almighty, and He shall direct your path. I want you to know that you are not forgotten. God has never forgotten one seed that we have planted, not one prayer, not one act of kindness, not one moment of obedience. I'm telling you, God remembers, he never forgets. Trust him today. Let us go to the Lord in prayer. Heavenly Father, thank you. Thank you for reminding us to be still. Thank you, oh God, for reminding us that you are with us. Thank you, oh God, for calming this moment, just saying, wait, peace, be still. We just want to give you glory right now for being a faithful father. Thank you for always working things down for our good, even when we cannot see it, oh God. Honey Father, today we ask you to help us to remain faithful and patient in all that you have called us to do, oh God. Honey Father, I pray for every listener right now that you will strengthen their hearts when they grow weary. Strengthen their minds when it starts to overthink. Honey Father, I pray that you encourage them when they feel discouraged because you said in your word, if anyone has some kind of doubt, come to me and I will help your unbelief. God, I pray that on this day that anyone has a little doubt, fear, worry, or frustration, I pray that they take it to your throne, oh God. Honey Father, I pray right now that you will remind us that you are working beneath the surface of every situation in our life. Help us to trust your timing, oh God, more than our expectations. Help us to stay consistent in doing good, oh God, even when the results are not immediate. Because we know we serve a faithful God. We know that your timing is right. We know that your timing is great, and we know when you close doors, you're doing it for a reason. So we thank you, oh God, for that. We know when you open doors, oh God, you're doing it for a reason. We thank you, oh God, for that. How Father, we just praise you right now for being faithful. Thank you, oh God, for being our anchor. Thank you, oh God, for being our joy. Thank you, oh God, for being our peace. Peace, peace, peace. Thank you, oh God, for that. I pray that you continue to strengthen everybody listening under the sound of my voice. God, help them to be patient and not impatient. God, if they're trying to figure it out, give them a peace within their spirit to let it go and truly give it over to you. I pray right now that our prayers reach heaven's gates, beyond heaven's gates. God, I'm praying right now that in our waiting season, if someone's waiting and they're feeling tired, God, renew their strength and their hope. Help them, oh God, to know that your timing is perfect. Help them, oh God, to lean on you, oh God. Help them, oh God, to depend on you, oh God. Help them right now, oh God, to stay focused on your grace, mercy, love, and your favor. Honey Father, we choose you today. God, we choose to trust you. God, we're letting go of all our worries, our frustrations. On this Saturday morning, God, we are truly saying, My life, our life, is in your hands. Honey Father, we believe that in due season it's gonna happen for us. We know in due season you're gonna answer those prayers. We know in due season you're gonna provide just what we've been praying for. God, we thank you, oh God, for the harvest. We thank you, oh God, for the overflow. We thank you, oh God, for the healing. We thank you, oh God, for the restoration. We thank you, oh God, for the word. We thank you, oh God, for the leading. We thank you, oh God, for being the light of the world. We thank you, oh God. We thank you, oh God. We thank you, oh God. Amen. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. God, we glorify you, we honor you, and we praise you right now. For your name is worthy of all the praise. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. I hope you all have a great day today. I hope you all smile more today than what you did yesterday. I pray that y'all live it up today on June the 20th. I pray you all praise, praise, praise, praise, praise the Lord on this day. I thank you all for tuning in. I thank you, oh God. I thank you all for being faithful, and I thank oh God, too. I thank God for you all tuning in each and every day. But I want you to know that you are not alone. God is with you. I'm here for you, and I'm praying for you each and every day, wherever you may be, that God will come into your space and fill you with hope, love, peace, and reassurance that everything is going to be alright. And I want to tell you this as we close out. In due season, it will come to pass. Great is thy faithfulness. So keep on planting, keep on loving, keep on trusting, keep on believing in God. Because in due season, in due season, in due season, you will see what God has been doing all along. Thank you for this time that you have spent with me. Until next time, have a blessed day. Have a happy Saturday. Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice. Oh, and on a side note, tomorrow at my church, we're celebrating our fifth-year anniversary. Holt, Faith Foundation Church, located at 1810 Appleton Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, 40216. Our services start at 9 a.m. And we would love for you all to come out and celebrate the goodness of Jesus Christ. We pray that you all tune in to YouTube, Facebook, Look Up Faith Foundation Church in Louisville, Kentucky. And I'm praying that you all would tune in and feel God's love, feel God's presence, and get a word from the Lord. Have a happy Saturday and be blessed and know that everything is going to be alright.