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Speaker 2: Welcome to this Subide meditation. I'm lone, Laura. What are

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Speaker 2: you waiting for God to do in your life right now?

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Speaker 2: Does the waiting seem excruciating? Waiting doesn't come naturally for

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Speaker 2: most of us. We want everything instantly, But waiting is

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Speaker 2: part of God's plan. Take a deep breath right now

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Speaker 2: as you prepare to meditate on God's infinite love for you.

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Speaker 2: King David knew all about waiting. He waited in a

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Speaker 2: cave for God to spare him from death. He waited

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Speaker 2: at least fifteen years to become king after God anointed

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Speaker 2: him as king. Through it all, David trusted in God's

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Speaker 2: plan for his life. This is what David wrote in

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Speaker 2: Psalm twenty seven, verse fourteen. Wait patiently for the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

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Speaker 2: Waiting is hard and at times painful. But waiting also

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Speaker 2: is an illustration of our faith. That's because when we

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Speaker 2: wait patiently, we're acknowledging God is sovereign. We're trusting that

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Speaker 2: His ways are better than our ways. Each hour and

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Speaker 2: each day, God gives us the strength to trust him,

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Speaker 2: and through that our faith in him grows. By waiting,

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Speaker 2: we are transformed into his image and his likeness. We

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Speaker 2: have hope. A child holding his mom's hand at a

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Speaker 2: busy intersection doesn't want to wait either. It wants to run,

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Speaker 2: Yet his loving mom knows what's best. Similarly, God is

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Speaker 2: holding your hand at the intersections of life. He knows

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Speaker 2: what's best. Will you trust him? Let's pray. Father, I

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Speaker 2: want to wait on you sometimes, though it's hard, sometimes

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Speaker 2: it's painful. Thank you for loving and caring for me,

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Speaker 2: even when I am impatient, even when I'm frustrated and

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Speaker 2: don't want to trust you. Forgive me for those moments

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Speaker 2: when I fall short. Father, I need your strength. I

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Speaker 2: need your joy and peace. Walk beside me, hold my hand,

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Speaker 2: give me courage, draw me closer to you. Open my

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Speaker 2: eyes to what you want me to learn, and Jesus,

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Speaker 2: I pray. Amen, take a deep, relax and breath. Hold

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Speaker 2: it there for a moment. Now, breathe out. Release the

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Speaker 2: tension in your neck and shoulders for the next few moments,

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Speaker 2: and all your troubles to God. Perhaps waiting on God

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Speaker 2: has sparked a season of distrust in your life. If so,

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Speaker 2: God is ready to forgive for the next few moments.

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Speaker 2: Search your heart for any unconfessed sin. Confess that sin

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Speaker 2: to God now. The Bible is filled with stories of waiting.

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Speaker 2: Abraham and Sarah waited decades for a child. Joseph was

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Speaker 2: sold into slavery and waited years to be redeemed. Jacob

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Speaker 2: waited fourteen years for Rachel. You're not alone, Father. Thank

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Speaker 2: you for loving me when I am unlovable, for caring

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Speaker 2: for me even when I turn my back on you. Father,

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Speaker 2: I want to trust you more. I want to have

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Speaker 2: peace in my life during my moments of waiting. Give

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Speaker 2: me the strength each day to carry on, hold my hand,

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Speaker 2: guide me, open my eyes to the blessings in my

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Speaker 2: life that I don't see, past and present. I want

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Speaker 2: to be your light in this world. In Jesus name,

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Speaker 2: I pray Amen. You serve a God who planned your

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Speaker 2: life before you were even born. He will give you

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Speaker 2: the strength you need this week until next time, May

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Speaker 2: you abide in Christ