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A faithful man/woman abounds with blessings. Faithfulness is patiently prevailing. Continuing to the do the right thing day by day, and doing it whether or not someone is watching is faithfulness, and it takes patience. What happens inside of a person will eventually show on the outside. A great example of this is the faithfulness of Daniel. An excellent spirit was found in Daniel. He rose above the negative circumstances of persecution that could have taken his life. When told not to pray to his God, he did what he normally did and prayed with the curtains open. What was on the inside of Daniel was revealed on the outside. Never underestimate where a faithful spirit can take you. Daniel had a heart to distinguish him as set apart. Faithfulness causes you to have a voice and be credible. Unfaithfulness does the opposite, and it causes you to lose your voice and your credibility. God is looking for faithful men as it says in Prov 20:6, “who can find a faithful man?” Let God find it in us. We are set apart, let’s be faithful and patiently prevail for the Kingdom of God.

How often do we spend time waiting on things that are out of our control? Our prayers can change circumstances, but one thing God doesn’t do is change someone’s will. He is a gentleman. When it comes to healing, we know that Jesus not only bought us salvation on the cross of Calvary, but by the stripes on His back, we were healed. Past tense, done deal. But we live in a fallen world, and our earth has a curse, so disease is still rampant on the planet. The devil is still out to kill, steal and destroy, and is very effective at it. Too many believers don’t realize that they have authority over the enemy. And unfortunately, not everyone believes in healing, or if they do, they are not sure that God want to heal them. If you have people in your world who are dealing with sickness, or maybe you are, let’s make sure that we believe that God’s Word makes provision for every area of our life, including healing. . III John 2 says. “my beloved, I wish above all things that you prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers.” God wants our bodies to prosper and be well. What was done by Jesus when he died on the cross, was done for you. Believe it and receive healing for your spirit, soul and body. Let’s have a prosperous soul, and receive the healing that was provided for us. He did it for you.

Our goal in life should be to be at the right place, doing the right thing at the right time. That means our hearts have to be sensitive and attuned to God, because He wants to guide and direct our steps every day. The right place always to be is in the presence of God. I want to be where God is, in His house, in His Word, and with His people. He lives in us, so He is always with us. That truth alone should make us more aware of where we go, what we see, what we hear, how we talk and what we do. Growing in patience happens as we chose to abide in Him and remain faithful to His Word. Being at the right place can mean that that like Daniel, we could be in the middle of a lion’s den. He continued doing what He knew was right, he proved faithful, even though he knew that it would result in the king putting him in front of a bunch of drooling lions. Growing in patience definitely didn’t prove easy for him. His life was on the line, but He knew His God and wouldn’t compromise even when facing death. We may never have to face a lion or circumstances similar for believing in Jesus, but the enemy presents obstacles in our path, and we have to make a choice to keep being faithful to what we know is right. Remain patient as we watch God deliver us. He is faithful to see us through. Let’s remain faithful to Him in the process.

Patience in the process is something we have to learn to be comfortable with. I don’t think anyone comes by it naturally. We want things now. Just ask any 2 year old. They want it right now. We do have to grow up both naturally and spiritually and patience is a lesson we all need to learn. Our hope is that we are becoming more and more like Christ every day. We call it maturing. Hopefully we are maturing while we are growing up naturally. We can skip over essentials in a project but we will live to regret it later. If you don’t build a house on a good foundation, it will crumble. The building can look good on the outside, and it won’t crumble immediately, but after a while, without a good foundation, buildings fall. We have to plan for the long haul and have patience in the process when we are building a house, or building a life. Doing things right takes patience, we can’t expect excellence in life with shoddy workmanship. Remember we are God’s workmanship. We are the temple of the Holy Spirit. What is being built in your life is worth the time and effort. Keep filling your life with the Word of God. Keep remaining faithful in every area of life. Let’s be brilliantly excellent in all we do, expecting God to do great things through us.

I am a get it done kind of girl. When I decide to do something, I am ready to make it happen. I don’t have an off button until it is finished. Unfortunately, I have watched way too many HGTV shows where they accomplish 2 months of work in a half hour. It causes unrealistic expectations. If you have served God for any length of time we know that God is more into marinating than microwaving. He is all about process. We think in terms of a frying pan, God likes the slow cooker. Our Christian life is a process. Although we became a new creation at salvation, walking daily with Christ is a process. We learn and grow as we incorporate the Word of God into our daily life. The renewal process, takes time and patience. We work it out, day by day. From our thoughts, to our beliefs, to our actions, it takes a process to change to be like Jesus. Our rough edges get smoothed off and our character is shaped by not only people, but by situations in our life. With any situation that you have in your own life, patience is a necessary. We have to walk in love, make choices to watch our words and live like Jesus is watching, because He is! Be patient with yourself, and be patient with others. Learn to be patient in the process, God is perfecting his work in you.

I’ve heard this before that God is usually waiting on us when we think we are waiting on Him. Who is really doing the waiting? Probably both of us! It can be hard to have patience while God’s will is coming to pass. Life is a process. We hear a word, or feel an unction in our spirit, and we feel like it should come to pass today, and at the latest tomorrow. We might give God a week or maybe two. If you have been walking with God for any length of time, you have probably observed that 11:59 PM seems to be God’s favorite time. We feel like time is almost running out and He shows up. When we were selling our house, everyone kept saying, all in God’s timing. I began to hate hearing that, and lovingly thought the next person who says that was just goning to get punched! That is outside of my character, but it was how I was feeling! Good thing we don’t go by feelings! Sometimes we mess up God’s timing. He may have made provision for us and we passed it by. Or we jump ahead of His timing, and things have to be rearranged so God’s will can still come to pass. The best advice is learn how to be still and patiently wait for God’s provision. He is God. Know that he is working even if you don’t see it. Have patience in the process!

How often do you feel like your patience is being tested? Hi, this is Dorette Schaal with your dailyeword. We have been right there with you getting stronger in patience! As I was writing this, I was patiently waiting for my first grand baby to be born. She will be born soon, maternity isn’t eternity, even when it feels like it. By now she is here! We are doing a building project this summer as well. We feel like it will be an eternity until it is done, but it will be finished at some point. Unfortunately much later than they would have hoped. What ever is testing your patience right now, let’s pass the test! If we let patience have its perfect work, James 1:4 says that we will become mature, lacking nothing. Here is your dailyeword encouragement.

How is it working for you? Do you have patience with people or are you still working on it? Some people are easier than others for sure, so I know your answer, we all have to keep working on it. It’s a life long assignment! With what is going on in our world, it is hard not to want to think, say or post everything you want to say to people who bring violence or stir up hatred, but we can carefully choose what comes out of our mouth. We can think new thoughts, take our mind down a new pathway, and only let our thoughts line up with what God says. We keep on loving people. We keep on encouraging people. We keep building and being the solution where ever we are. And then when we do open our mouth, we have a river of life coming out of us. Our words bring hope and healing and help instead of hurt. You have been blessed to be a blessing, not just with finances and things, but with your words. So speak life and keep working on your patience with others.

Love is seeing others as valuable and precious. How often do we hear those words, you are valuable and precious to me? I hope you know that God values you and thinks you are wonderful! I want to be one person who lets you know today that God does have a wonderful plan for your life, and it is all because He loves you. God is a lover. He loves because it is who He is. It is His nature to love. The new commandment that God gave for us to follow is that we love Him with all of our heart, and that we love our neighbors too – Matt 22:38-39. The Bible states that all of the 10 commandments are wrapped up in those two. I’ve said it before like this, the New Two trump the Big Ten! It is important that we know we are loved, because then we can love others. As believers, our life should revolve around Christ. A Christian is a Christ like one, and Christ should be the center of our existence, our most important Counselor, and the One we depend on in all circumstances. I hope during this month when we are talking about love basics, that you know beyond a shadow of a doubt, that God loves you! His love really is immeasurable, because there is no end. He has placed His love in you, so that you can not only know his love, but you can love Him back, and show your love to others everyday, in every way!

Here’s a prayer for today: Father, thank you for the love you have for your children, and the love you have for your church. I know I am loved by you and I thank you for the church body you have placed me in. Help me to find my place, and serve wholeheartedly, with joy. Thank you for the promise that where I am planted is where I will grow and flourish. In Jesus Name, AMEN.

In Romans 12:9-18, the Bible says this: 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.[c] Do not be conceited.17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
God loves His body, the church. He is devoted to His body. The same devotion he has, is what we can operate in, because we have His love in us. We can be devoted enough to serve each other. With zeal, enthusiasm, and joy, we should serve others. God loves it when all of the body operates the way he laid out for us in His Word. . He loves to see every joint supply and every one do their part. Church body life is about serving others. It all starts because we have received love from God, and when He placed His love in our hearts, we want to share it. So because we love, we serve. When we serve, we win for God. Jesus was all about serving others, and that should be our heart too. When we are doing His will on the earth, loving and serving others, the people around us will know we are believers. Our actions will prove it! We are to be givers, lovers, blessers, and at peace with as many as possible. Sounds like a loving way to live. Let’s get back to these love basics.

In I John 3:14-19, it says this: 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. 15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

These verses talk so specifically about how we are to love our brothers and sisters, both natural and spiritual. Laying down our life for them might seem extreme, but that is what love does. Love gives. God is the greatest example of this. God loved, and because of love, He gave. And He keeps on giving. We are the recipients of His gracious love, every day. Because we are receivers, we are required to be givers. You might not like that word require, but we really are. If we see someone with a need, what does a lover do? They give! So to boil it down into simple terms, it means to put our money where our mouth is. If we say we love, there should be some evidence. Is there enough evidence in your life to prove that you are a child of God, who has been filled up with love from on high? Is there evidence in your home? Is there evidence in your speech? Is there evidence behind the steering wheel. That’s hitting below the belt now isn’t it!!! Let’s be the one who loves in deed and in truth.