Hi, this is Victoria. Thank you so much for downloading this podcast. I believe God has

amazing things in your future. I hope you enjoy this message.

I think about when my daughter sent out her applications for college. She was going to

go to a university and so it was the end of her senior year. She began to send out applications

to see where she would go to school. I remember they said it was going to take up a few months to get

those applications back and see which school she was accepted in. But you know those months just

seemed to take even longer. It seemed like it was taking forever to get a response back from the

school. And she was anticipating what school she would go to. All of her friends were going through

the same process. They were waiting for their answers. And it's kind of funny because as they were

waiting it was as if they had more questions in their heart and mind. They were like well what

if I get accepted to this school? Who will I live with? Well if I get accepted to that school

where will I live? You see they were anticipating all this and it was just formulating more doubt and

more questions in their mind about this situation. You see they were waiting and it was making them

weary. Have you ever waited and been frustrated? Kind of like my daughter. She couldn't make plans

until she got this answer. You see it happens to all of us. We all go through this waiting process.

It's no fun. It can be difficult. It can be challenging and it can be hard. But can I tell you

God is not making us wait to make it hard on us. He's causing us to develop in our character and in

our strength. You see we all have patience. We need to acquire. Patience is a strength. Patience is

what brings forth God's promises the word says. It's through patient endurance that we bring forth

the promises of God. You see my daughter was accepted to a college. She was really happy about it.

But then she started waiting to see what sorority she would get in. She was waiting to see what kind

of friends she would meet. She's going to be waiting to graduate. She'll be waiting to see what job

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