WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.299 Wait on the Lord. We hear it so often, in songs 00:00:04.299 --> 00:00:07.879 and sermons, in whispers from the Holy Spirit. 00:00:08.640 --> 00:00:11.320 But nobody tells you how long the wait can feel. 00:00:12.080 --> 00:00:14.660 Nobody tells you that sometimes waiting feels 00:00:14.660 --> 00:00:16.719 like walking through the valley of the shadow 00:00:16.719 --> 00:00:20.579 of death. Nobody tells you that the process can 00:00:20.579 --> 00:00:24.039 stretch longer than your patience, longer than 00:00:24.039 --> 00:00:27.460 your understanding, longer than your strength. 00:00:28.079 --> 00:00:32.859 We say, trust the process as if it lasts a weekend, 00:00:33.259 --> 00:00:37.259 but sometimes it lasts seasons. And during that 00:00:37.259 --> 00:00:40.939 wait, something begins to happen inside of you. 00:00:41.380 --> 00:00:45.100 Impatience knocks, doubt whispers, questions 00:00:45.100 --> 00:00:49.600 rise. Did God forget me? Is this delayed denial? 00:00:50.399 --> 00:00:53.520 Did I miss Him? And the enemy begins to circle 00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:56.780 your thoughts. But let me remind you of something. 00:00:56.960 --> 00:00:59.619 We board airplanes without knowing the pilot. 00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:03.679 We sit for hours in the sky, suspended between 00:01:03.679 --> 00:01:06.239 earth and clouds, trusting a man we have never 00:01:06.239 --> 00:01:09.920 met. We trust airplanes built by humans that 00:01:09.920 --> 00:01:13.859 can malfunction anytime. We don't ask for his 00:01:13.859 --> 00:01:17.680 resume. We don't check his flight history. We 00:01:17.680 --> 00:01:22.480 just sit and trust. And yet we hesitate to trust 00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:25.890 the God who carried us yesterday. the God who 00:01:25.890 --> 00:01:29.569 healed you before, the God who opened doors before, 00:01:30.209 --> 00:01:33.430 the God who sustained you in your last storm. 00:01:34.170 --> 00:01:37.549 If you trusted Him in your past, why doubt Him 00:01:37.549 --> 00:01:41.310 in your present? Listen to me carefully. The 00:01:41.310 --> 00:01:44.530 weight is not abandonment. The weight is alignment. 00:01:45.230 --> 00:01:48.750 When doubt tries to invade your heart, resist. 00:01:49.469 --> 00:01:53.250 When the devil whispers discouragement, resist. 00:01:53.769 --> 00:01:57.750 When distraction tries to steal your focus resist 00:01:57.750 --> 00:02:02.109 You have that strength in you Joseph resisted 00:02:02.109 --> 00:02:05.250 and ran from temptation Job resisted the urge 00:02:05.250 --> 00:02:09.009 to curse God in pain Jesus resisted Satan in 00:02:09.009 --> 00:02:12.770 the wilderness with the word Daniel resisted 00:02:12.770 --> 00:02:16.710 compromise in Babylon resistance is proof that 00:02:16.710 --> 00:02:20.050 something valuable is being protected and Here 00:02:20.050 --> 00:02:23.780 this prophetic truth It has never been by your 00:02:23.780 --> 00:02:27.759 might. It has never been by your power. It has 00:02:27.759 --> 00:02:31.259 always been by the Spirit of God. When your strength 00:02:31.259 --> 00:02:35.099 is low, His Spirit is strong. When your clarity 00:02:35.099 --> 00:02:38.939 fades, His purpose remains. When your patience 00:02:38.939 --> 00:02:43.400 weakens, His timing stands firm. Increase your 00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:48.379 relationship with the Holy Spirit. Dwell. Abide. 00:02:48.759 --> 00:02:52.030 Stay connected. Because those who wait upon the 00:02:52.030 --> 00:02:54.990 Lord shall renew their strength. The night may 00:02:54.990 --> 00:02:58.909 feel long. The silence may feel heavy. The valley 00:02:58.909 --> 00:03:03.069 may feel endless. But morning is scheduled. Joy 00:03:03.069 --> 00:03:07.069 is appointed. Breakthrough is aligned. And your 00:03:07.069 --> 00:03:09.729 waiting is building something your rushing would 00:03:09.729 --> 00:03:13.509 have destroyed. This is your turning point. Do 00:03:13.509 --> 00:03:16.550 not quit in the waiting. Do not surrender in 00:03:16.550 --> 00:03:20.419 the process. Do not doubt in the delay. Stand 00:03:20.419 --> 00:03:24.500 firm. The same God who began the work will finish 00:03:24.500 --> 00:03:28.300 it. And when He brings you out, you will not 00:03:28.300 --> 00:03:33.080 come out weak. You will come out refined. Wait 00:03:33.080 --> 00:03:36.340 on the Lord. Your morning is closer than you 00:03:36.340 --> 00:03:36.659 think.