{"id":209,"date":"2016-03-08T13:25:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T13:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/?p=209"},"modified":"2016-03-08T13:25:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T13:25:15","slug":"steps-to-success-part-3-patience-and-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourmorningcupofinspiration\/2016\/03\/steps-to-success-part-3-patience-and-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"Steps to Success, Part 3: Patience and Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

No one achieves success overnight. Every successful person first has had to go through challenges.\u00a0 They have had to learn to wait and to develop the skill of patience<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Patience isn\u2019t a quality. It is a skill that we develop over time.\u00a0 Of course, some of us are naturally more patient than others.\u00a0 Nevertheless, we all struggle with it.\u00a0 We all want to see our hard work rewarded immediately. <\/em>We all wish we could have achieved our dreams yesterday. <\/em>\u00a0But that isn\u2019t how life works.\u00a0 Nothing good in life comes without hard work and time.<\/p>\n

In order to develop the skill of patience, we first must have faith. We must believe that God is going to work all things out for our good.\u00a0 Without that belief, it is hard to be patient when life is hard.\u00a0 Without the belief that God has a purpose for your life, it is hard to keep working when your aspirations aren\u2019t being realized.\u00a0 And without faith, it is hard to maintain a peaceful mind when challenges arise.<\/p>\n

I know what it is like to live without that kind of faith. As a teenager, I wasn\u2019t taught at church or at home that God had a special purpose for my life.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t taught that God could use my problems ultimately for my benefit.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t shown how God was with me in my everyday existence.\u00a0 As a result, life seemed like a very scary, random experience.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, as I grew in faith and maturity, I saw God\u2019s hand at work in my life. I learned that when I made mistakes, God would use them to help me become more compassionate.\u00a0 I learned that my suffering would not be for naught.\u00a0 Instead God eventually would use every one of my challenges in a creative way for my benefit.\u00a0 It was then that I learned how to be patient.\u00a0 I was able to wait in peace because I knew that God was an active presence in my life.\u00a0 I only needed to keep doing my best, and God would work things out for my good.<\/p>\n

Having the \u201cskill\u201d of patience has allowed me to be a more peaceful person. I\u2019m not perfect.\u00a0 But these days I am able to regroup from challenges more easily.\u00a0 I know that I if I go to God with my problems, He will give me the wisdom to deal with them.\u00a0 I know that He is present in my life and in the lives of those closest to me.\u00a0 So I don\u2019t need every problem solved on my timeline.\u00a0 Instead, I can wait with a peaceful mind, knowing that God will work all things out in His time<\/em>.<\/p>\n

By developing patience, I have learned how to work toward goals. Without it, I would easily give up before my aspirations were realized.\u00a0 However now, because of faith, I can wait patiently while I work to achieve my goals.\u00a0 I know that God has a plan for my life that He surely will fulfill.\u00a0 That plan won\u2019t be fulfilled on my schedule.\u00a0 Rather, it will be fulfilled on His, and His ways are far better than mine.<\/p>\n

If you struggle with patience, try working on that skill. Be willing to work a little longer toward your goals.\u00a0 Be willing to wait peacefully when challenges arise.\u00a0 Don\u2019t demand that they be solved immediately.\u00a0 Instead, keep doing your best in all things, and have faith that ultimately God will work all things out for your good.\u00a0 Go through the day, knowing that God has a beautiful purpose for your life that He ultimately will help you fulfill.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.\u201d Romans 8:28<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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