A prayer for patience, bravery, and courage by Tiffany DeBalt, read by Leah Martin.

Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

Psalm 2714. Patience or a lack of it. Every single day the challenge for patience comes my way.

Sometimes I can see it coming, but then other times I'll find it staring me right in the

face, mocking me, testing me, and waiting to see what I'll do about it. Waiting patiently

is a daily life-long discipline. We have to wait for meals to be ready, for paychecks to

come, for traffic lights to change, and mostly for other people. Every single day we have to

be patient in our thoughts, our words, and our actions. We also must wait patiently for the Lord.

Often we pray for people in situations over and over again, waiting for an answer that never

seems to come. This verse not only tells us to wait patiently for the Lord, but then it says

that we're to be brave and courageous. We are to be brave. We can choose to be brave in the

moment of crisis without fear. In those painful and difficult situations that come our way, we must

wait for the Lord to answer our prayers. He has before, and we can be confident that he will do so

once again. We are to be courageous. As we confront our painful and difficult situations,

even as we struggle with fear in the midst of it. Courage means making the determination in your

mind that you'll face your difficulties head on. You can have that courage because you know that

you have got on your side. It says in Jeremiah 3227, nothing is too difficult for me.

Psalm 2714 says, wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the

Lord. It not only tells us to wait patiently for the Lord, but it states it two times.

Regardless of the situation, regardless of the level of fear that we have,

we're to wait patiently for the Lord to do what he will do. That posture of waiting is probably

the most important thing we can do in our lives. So step aside and let God be God.

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