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Waiting can be the hardest thing to do. In the waiting, we feel like nothing is getting accomplished. This causes us to worry and do things outside of God’s will. But it’s in the waiting when our part is done and it’s now  God’s part  to do.  Just wait . There’s one thing that I’m really bad at and it’s  waiting . When God asks me to wait,  I think of a million things that I could be doing. The more I see time pass and nothing seems to be getting accomplished, I become  anxious . For those of you who are ambitious achievers like me, we think that it’s only in the doing that we can achieve. The truth is,  waiting is as important as doing . When God asks us to wait, He is simply saying our part is done and now it’s  His part to do .  Proverbs 16:9  says, “ In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. ” We can’t accomplish our God-sized tasks without God. He does this to show us ...

Many of us struggle to accept ourselves. Either we don’t like the way we look or we’re unhappy with our abilities. Comparing ourselves with others only makes matters worse. Before long, we feel substandard and begin doubting our worth. Scripture says that knowing the truth sets us free (   John 8:32). In this case, knowing the truth sets us free to be who God made us to be. So, what is that truth? God divinely designed each one of us. “You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139:13).  We might feel tempted to say, “Why, then, did You knit me with frizzy hair and no musical abilities?” But let’s not do this. It only leads to further discontent. Instead, let’s respond as the psalmist did. “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well” (verse 14). Let’s trust that God made no mistakes when He designed us, and let’s tell Him so. God created Adam and said, “It is very good.” He says t...