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b'To be honest, I\\u2019m not very good at patience. I struggle with waiting. I begin to think the worst has happened when my friends are ten minutes late for a party at my house. I can\\u2019t sleep when I\\u2019m waiting for an important announcement. I get frustrated when someone doesn\\u2019trespond to my email within forty-eight hours!\\nWe all spend years of our lives waiting. Waiting for our orders at a restaurant. Waiting for answered prayers. Waiting for a true friend. Waiting for Jesus\\u2019 return.\\nThis all goes to show how important it is to learn patience\\u2026because we are all waiting.\\nSo then, what are we supposed to do? Lounge around in our basements, watching the clock and eating snacks?\\nNot at all! The type of waiting that honors God is purpose-driven and action- focused, and it\\u2019s so much more than sitting around.\\nContinue to talk to God about what you\\u2019re waiting for. Trust Him and root yourself in His Word and your church. Continue to point to Jesus, using the gifts and talents you\\u2019ve been given in service to His kingdom. Search for God\\u2019s countless blessings\\u2014they are there, even when you might not see them as clearly right now.\\nPatience in the waiting is difficult, but, in Christ, you aren\\u2019t alone (Matthew 28:20). Though we might wish a response would come sooner, God will answer in His perfect timing, completing the kingdom work He started in us (Philippians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24). \\u2022 Abby Ciona\\n\\u2022 What things cause you to lose your patience? Why? \\n\\u2022 Read Matthew 28:20, Philippians 1:6, and 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24. As Christians, what promises from God can we rest in while we wait? \\nBe joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPsalm 33:20; James 5:7-8'