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 a few months to get those

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

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 cannot 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 friend she would meet. She's going to be waiting to graduate. She'll be waiting to see what

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