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It's hard to wait for something exciting. One of my children had been saving his money for a tablet. Two weeks before Christmas, he found he had saved enough to buy it. The problem was, he had already organized several family members to go together and buy the tablet. It was sitting in my closet. My son had no idea. He kept asking me: "Dad, can we go buy it?" I kept saying: "Do you trust me? If you do, you'll wait." The waiting nearly killed him. Everyday, he would probe me for more information. He couldn't stand it. But, I kept saying to him: "Trust me. Waiting is a good thing." For many of us, we feel like God's given us a promise. He has promised to involve us in the most exciting work in the world - Kingdom work! But, sometimes, we have to wait for God to show us the full expression of that Kingdom work in our lives. And, if you are like me, waiting is hard. The disciples found themselves in the same place. Jesus had told them to wait in Jerusalem - the Holy Spirit would be coming. I think waiting was hard. But, in Acts 1, we learn something important about waiting. We learn how to wait on the Lord for His timing in using us for His Kingdom work.