{"id":1391,"date":"2025-10-26T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/371-andy-bilello-exhortation-patience-luke-21\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T23:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T23:16:16","slug":"371-andy-bilello-exhortation-patience-luke-21","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/371-andy-bilello-exhortation-patience-luke-21\/","title":{"rendered":"371: Andy Bilello – Exhortation – Patience (Luke 21)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s talk is an exhortation by Brother Andy Bilello titled \u201cPatience,\u201d which he gave at the Baltimore Ecclesia in the USA on September 28th, 2025. The reading for this exhortation was taken from Luke chapter 21, if you’d like to read it before listening. Here is the link to episode 208<\/a>, where we’ve featured a talk by Bro. Andy as well!<\/p>\n

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\nexhortation by Brother Andy
\nBolello from the Baltimore <\/p>\n

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\nEcclesia in Maryland that he
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\nAnd this was suggested a couple
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\necclesia.
\nThe title is Patience, and I <\/p>\n

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\nwould say it’s wide-ranging, but
\nI super enjoyed it. <\/p>\n

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\nHe touches on a lot of different
\ntopics, goes a lot of different <\/p>\n

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\nplaces throughout the Bible, but
\neverything ties back to the idea<\/p>\n

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\nof patience.
\nAnd I’m I’m stealing a point <\/p>\n

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\njust right from the beginning of
\nthe agitation, which was verse <\/p>\n

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\n19 of Luke 21, which was the
\nreading on that day that in your<\/p>\n

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\npatience possess your souls.
\nAnd Andy’s opening point is how <\/p>\n

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\nmuch of A wide-ranging statement
\nthat is, just how everything, <\/p>\n

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\nour salvation, everything trails
\nback to patience. <\/p>\n

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\nAndy’s been on the show before.
\nHe gave a really excellent <\/p>\n

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\nepisode, episode 208, which was
\nthe weird Ecclesia. <\/p>\n

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\nSo here is Patience by brother
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\nWhen considering what would be a
\ngood topic to speak to everyone <\/p>\n

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\nabout this morning, I usually
\nstart by looking at daily <\/p>\n

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\nreadings and.
\nAnd I also, after reading Luke <\/p>\n

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\n21, which was the New Testament
\nreading for On this date, I also<\/p>\n

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\nwas giving some thought to some
\nof the ideas that we’ve shared <\/p>\n

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\nand our early studies in the
\nbook of Psalms. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I thought perhaps there’s an
\nopportunity to connect with some<\/p>\n

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\nvery simple lessons from the New
\nTestament or our discipleship <\/p>\n

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\nwith some of the poetic language
\nand presentation of the Old <\/p>\n

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\nTestament.
\nAnd So what I’m going to do with<\/p>\n

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\nour time this morning is have a
\nconsideration of the idea of <\/p>\n

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\npatience using a New Testament
\npassages and some of the Old <\/p>\n

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\nTestament presentations in the
\nPsalms and and one in the <\/p>\n

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\nEcclesiastes.
\nNow patience is a common theme. <\/p>\n

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\nI think of some of exhortations
\nand Bible classes and I am <\/p>\n

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\ncertain that I have exhorted on
\nthis in past, but I I don’t <\/p>\n

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\nthink I’ve ever met anyone who
\ndoesn’t need a reminder about <\/p>\n

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\npatience so well, except baby
\nShelly been on medication <\/p>\n

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\nlately, which is the only reason
\nwhy I should spend a nation. <\/p>\n

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\nBut one of the ideas that struck
\nme when reading Luke 21 was <\/p>\n

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\nslightly different than the
\nmanner which I had explored the <\/p>\n

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\ntopic previously.
\nIf you would go to verse 19, <\/p>\n

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\nit’s a a very succinct, typical
\nof Scripture, very powerful <\/p>\n

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\nLuke 21 verse 19 and I believe <\/p>\n

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\nreading from the new King James
\nand will for all of my <\/p>\n

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\nreferences, but I think Madar
\ndidn’t read from the new King <\/p>\n

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\nJames.
\nIt was very similar in the <\/p>\n

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\nversion that he read for us a
\nfew moments ago. <\/p>\n

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\nIn your patience, possess your
\nsoul. <\/p>\n

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\nMeditate on that phrase for a
\nmoment. <\/p>\n

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\nThe importance of patience is
\nsuch that it impacts our <\/p>\n

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\nsalvation.
\nIt influences our lives the way <\/p>\n

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\nGod they looked at us, but it’s
\nalso something that we own. <\/p>\n

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\nOne of the issues that we’ll
\nexplore in dealing with <\/p>\n

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\ndeveloping our own patients is
\nsorting through the things in <\/p>\n

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\nour lives that we can control
\nversus the things that we cannot<\/p>\n

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\ncontrol.
\nThe circumstances should just <\/p>\n

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\narrive that we might find
\nourselves. <\/p>\n

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\nPatience is a quality to some
\ndegree, we’re told we can <\/p>\n

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\npossess it, we can hold it, we
\ncan have it. <\/p>\n

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\nWe can control our patients
\nlife. <\/p>\n

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\nWe find ourselves in so many
\ncircumstances of which we really<\/p>\n

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\nway we respond. <\/p>\n

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\nSo there’s a power in valuing <\/p>\n

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\nwhat patients means to what.
\nNow the patients that is <\/p>\n

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\nreferred to here in Luke 21 is
\nnot simply something that is or <\/p>\n

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\nyou’re waiting.
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\nlittle number at the deli <\/p>\n

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\ncounter and I’m going to be up
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\nIt’s not a matter of just
\nwaiting without complaint. <\/p>\n

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\nThe manner which it’s referred
\nto here speaks to something <\/p>\n

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\ngreater.
\nIt speaks to aspects of our <\/p>\n

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\ncharacter that include
\nendurance, resilience and <\/p>\n

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\nperseverance where you’re
\nwilling to hold back your own <\/p>\n

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\nanxiety and and difficulties to
\nto meet a greater challenge. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I think the context of of
\nLuke 21 is, is very, very <\/p>\n

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\nhelpful.
\nThis is a conversation between <\/p>\n

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\nfollowers, which he’s talking <\/p>\n

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\nabout the future and some of the
\ndifficulties that they will <\/p>\n

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\nIf you would actually turn to <\/p>\n

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\nMark chapter 13, which is the
\nparallel account in Mark’s <\/p>\n

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\nGospel of, of these discussions.
\nAnd it one thing that’s <\/p>\n

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\ndifferent in the Mark account in
\nLuke, in Mark and in Matthew, <\/p>\n

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\nthere’s there was a a day which
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\nbuilding and what it’s history
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\ngoing to be a day that is going
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\nAnd in Matthew it says he talked<\/p>\n

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\nprivately with some of his
\ndisciples in Mark, actually we <\/p>\n

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\nOlives opposite the temple,
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\nclosest followers who were going
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\nconversation. <\/p>\n

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\nit. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s as if they’re off the side
\non the mount. <\/p>\n

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\nThey’re overlooking the city.
\nAnd while they’re perhaps <\/p>\n

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\nthe hillside, Andrew, Peter, <\/p>\n

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\nJames and John come up to Jesus.
\nWe’re talking about it a little <\/p>\n

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\nbit.
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\ndestroyed?
\nHow will we know that those <\/p>\n

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\nevents are going to occur?
\nAnd I think he’s speaking in a <\/p>\n

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\nvery intense way for the benefit
\nof these men who are going to <\/p>\n

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\nhave to accomplish remarkable
\nthings in their life. <\/p>\n

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\nHe’s preparing them for it.
\nSo the verse that matches in, <\/p>\n

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\nyou know, with your, in your
\npatience, you possess your souls<\/p>\n

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\nin the Mark account.
\nWe would go then down to verse <\/p>\n

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\n13.
\nAnd you, you shall, you will be <\/p>\n

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\nhated by all men for my name’s
\nsake. <\/p>\n

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\nPicking up another part of what
\nLuke’s account has, but in <\/p>\n

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\nparticular the last part of that
\nverse. <\/p>\n

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\nBut he who endures to the end
\nshall be saved. <\/p>\n

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\nRather than saying your patience
\nwould possess your social If you<\/p>\n

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\nendure to the conclusion of your
\nlife of your responsibility, you<\/p>\n

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\nwill be saved.
\nAnother way of seeing that word <\/p>\n

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\nendures, patiently perseveres.
\nBut there’s and there’s there’s <\/p>\n

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\na greater weight to the idea of
\npatience, as the Gospels are <\/p>\n

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\nreferencing it in this incident,
\nand just passive willingness to <\/p>\n

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\nhold back.
\nIt’s about being tough mentally <\/p>\n

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\nand emotionally to handle
\ndifficulty. <\/p>\n

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\nIf you do that, you control your
\nspirit. <\/p>\n

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\nYou control who you are and your
\ncharacter and the way God wants <\/p>\n

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\nyou to live.
\nNow how do we get there? <\/p>\n

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\nHow do we improve our patience
\nand and the quality of patience <\/p>\n

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\nthat has a deeper impact in our
\nsalvation? <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I’ll offer a few thoughts
\nfor us to consider. <\/p>\n

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\nThe first is to stay in the
\nmoment. <\/p>\n

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\nSo often when we are impatient,
\nwhen we become frustrated or <\/p>\n

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\nannoyed, whether it’s in with
\ncircumstance or with another <\/p>\n

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\nperson and with ourselves, it’s
\nbecause we are thinking too far <\/p>\n

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\nahead.
\nWe think, well, if I can’t get <\/p>\n

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\npast this, then I can’t do this
\nand this and this and this. <\/p>\n

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\nI just handle the moment.
\nWhatever presents itself, deal <\/p>\n

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\nwith that.
\nDo that the right way. <\/p>\n

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\nDo that with the proper
\nattitude. <\/p>\n

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\nDon’t go too far ahead.
\nSometimes we have a fear of <\/p>\n

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\nmissing out.
\nIf if this doesn’t finish up <\/p>\n

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\nsoon, then I can’t go do this
\nother thing or I’m not going to <\/p>\n

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\nbe able to attend this other
\nactivity. <\/p>\n

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\nIn my job, I deal with parents.
\nThere’s nothing that is more <\/p>\n

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\nintense emotionally than a
\nparent fearing for an experience<\/p>\n

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\nfor their child.
\nAnd even in youth sports, one of<\/p>\n

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\nthe most common challenges the
\nfamily will have is trying to <\/p>\n

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\nput their child into too many
\nactivities because they fear <\/p>\n

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\nthat their child, if they don’t
\nattend this particular event, <\/p>\n

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\nthey’re not going to be getting,
\nyou know, whatever benefit is <\/p>\n

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\nnecessary.
\nMaybe it’s viewed by people who <\/p>\n

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\ncan advance their careers or
\ntheir opportunities, or it’s an <\/p>\n

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\nexperience that will improve
\ntheir performance. <\/p>\n

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\nLife does not have a a linear
\nprogression where like just <\/p>\n

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\nbecause you do one thing, the
\nnext thing is an improvement. <\/p>\n

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\nSometimes you just you make the
\nmost out of what is available at<\/p>\n

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\nthat moment and then you’ll
\ndetermine what is the next best <\/p>\n

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\ndecision to make.
\nSo staying in the moment means <\/p>\n

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\ndon’t thinking too far ahead.
\nDon’t have a fear for what is <\/p>\n

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\nnot available.
\nBe a focused on the immediate <\/p>\n

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\nhere and that something that you
\ncan in fact keep your your mind,<\/p>\n

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\nyour attitude, your emotions
\npresent and calm. <\/p>\n

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\nYou would turn to Luke chapter
\n12. <\/p>\n

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\nLuke 12 is a passage which Jesus
\nis speaking about God’s care for<\/p>\n

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\nus and to maintain the proper
\nperspective in focusing our time<\/p>\n

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\nand attention and he tells us
\nessence do not work. <\/p>\n

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\nThe Matthew account is is often
\nreferred to when considering <\/p>\n

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\nthis topic, but we’ll look at
\njust the way the words are <\/p>\n

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\nphrased here in Luke and I I
\nrecognize that depending on what<\/p>\n

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\nversion you might read and it
\nmight be slightly different <\/p>\n

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\npresentation.
\nSometimes as Chris Delphians, we<\/p>\n

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\nget so enamored with the
\ndefinitions of words, we look at<\/p>\n

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\nthe Greek and the Hebrew and we
\nforget, like don’t focus just on<\/p>\n

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\non that definition.
\nThink about the idea that is <\/p>\n

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\nbeing expressed, which can be
\nexpressed in several different <\/p>\n

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\nways.
\nAnd if you meditate on that, <\/p>\n

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\nthen you get more of the lesson
\nthat can impact your thinking. <\/p>\n

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\nBut in Luke 12, we’ll pick up
\nreading in the 29th verse. <\/p>\n

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\nThis is Jesus speaking.
\nAnd do not seek what you should <\/p>\n

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\neat or what you should drink or
\nhave an anxious mind for all <\/p>\n

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\nthese things the nations of the
\nworld seek after. <\/p>\n

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\n00:14:31,600 –> 00:14:34,760
\nAnd your Father knows that you
\nneed these things, but seek the <\/p>\n

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\nKingdom of God and all these
\nthings shall be got added to <\/p>\n

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\nyou.
\nAnd I feel like I’ve read this <\/p>\n

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\npassage and the one in Matthew
\nfrequently, usually focusing on <\/p>\n

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\nthe idea of like, don’t worry
\nabout money and job and where <\/p>\n

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\nyou live.
\nThe Lord will see to your your <\/p>\n

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\nknees in life if you’re focusing
\non your character and you’re <\/p>\n

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\nfocusing on your contributions
\nto do his will. <\/p>\n

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\nBut I also know that the way
\nLuke phrases this, and it’s not <\/p>\n

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\njust about worrying about those
\nbasics about. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd sometimes those worries are
\nunderstandable and reasonable. <\/p>\n

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\nYou should worry about caring
\nfor your family. <\/p>\n

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\nYou should worry about providing
\nresources for your future and <\/p>\n

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\nfor those you love.
\nBut it’s more than just those <\/p>\n

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\nresources.
\nIt’s nor have an anxious mind, <\/p>\n

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\nbut don’t let even a a
\nreasonable and natural concern <\/p>\n

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\novertake you where that anxiety
\nand that uncertainty becomes <\/p>\n

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\ndebilitating.
\nWhat prevents you from <\/p>\n

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\nfunctioning properly and gets
\nstaying in the moment? <\/p>\n

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\nWell, let’s go to the Old
\nTestament and I’d like us to <\/p>\n

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\nread a passage from
\nEcclesiastes. <\/p>\n

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\nGo to Ecclesiastes, the 7th
\nchapter. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd sometimes, especially in the
\nthe sobs and the provinces and <\/p>\n

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\nthe Ecclesiastes, you don’t
\nalways need full context to take<\/p>\n

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\naway a verse or a phrase that
\nreally can influence our <\/p>\n

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\nmindset.
\nEcclesiastes 7. <\/p>\n

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\nI’m just reading verse 8.
\nThe end of a thing is better <\/p>\n

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\nthan its beginning, and the
\npatient and spirit better than <\/p>\n

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\nthe proud and spirit.
\nSo often we obsess over the new <\/p>\n

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\nthing we want to begin, the
\nthing that we want to <\/p>\n

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\nexperience, and we neglect to
\nappreciate the journey. <\/p>\n

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\nSo much of what is satisfying
\nabout things that we can <\/p>\n

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\nexperience in life is the
\nprocess. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we’ve been so focused on
\nresults that we don’t think <\/p>\n

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\nabout the progression, the
\nimprovement we can make. <\/p>\n

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\nEven the simple joys of like
\nlearning something new. <\/p>\n

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\nThat is part of those steps.
\nOf course, a greater goal that <\/p>\n

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\nwe can’t control.
\nAppreciating what we’re <\/p>\n

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\nexperiencing it while we’re
\nexperiencing it, that will <\/p>\n

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\nreduce our anxiousness, our
\ntendency to be impatient and the<\/p>\n

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\nnegative feelings that can come
\nfrom that. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd so to appreciate that the
\nconclusion, like where we’ve <\/p>\n

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\nfully appreciated and gotten the
\nmost out of the experience, <\/p>\n

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\nthat’s sometimes better than
\nwhat we were impatient to begin.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd sometimes the proud and
\nspirit of people who go too far <\/p>\n

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\nto who want to be recognized or
\ntake personal, either personal <\/p>\n

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\nidentity to an accomplishment.
\nThey are worried about the line <\/p>\n

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\non their resume or the way
\npeople will speak about them and<\/p>\n

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\nnot be experienced itself and
\nhow that can change them and <\/p>\n

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\nhelp them stay in the moment.
\nThat’s my first thought for us <\/p>\n

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\nto consider it enhancing our
\npatience. <\/p>\n

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\nThe second, I think a critical
\nthing in many aspects of life is<\/p>\n

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\njust know what is in your
\ncontrol. <\/p>\n

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\nRecognize the aspects of our
\nlife that we can influence. <\/p>\n

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\nAs I mentioned previously, our
\nattitude and our response. <\/p>\n

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\nWe don’t always have the right
\nskill, we don’t always have the <\/p>\n

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\nright knowledge, but we can
\npresent ourselves in a way that <\/p>\n

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\nis humble and understanding and
\ncaring regardless of <\/p>\n

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\ncircumstance.
\nSometimes our impatience is due <\/p>\n

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\nto our self belief that we know
\nbetter than them. <\/p>\n

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\nLike why can’t this person do
\nthis more efficiently? <\/p>\n

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\nBecause they’re incompetent,
\nthat’s why. <\/p>\n

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\nBecause they don’t know what I
\nknow, but they’re not as capable<\/p>\n

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\nas I know.
\nAnd a little humility and <\/p>\n

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\nwilling to just to step back,
\nput yourself in that other <\/p>\n

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\nperson’s position and and
\nconsider what they might be <\/p>\n

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\ndealing with that could be
\nhelpful. <\/p>\n

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\nOur anxiousness and concern.
\nYou would turn with me to the <\/p>\n

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\nfirst chapter of James towards
\nthe end of the New Testament. <\/p>\n

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\nJames is one of the letters to
\nthe 1st century believers that <\/p>\n

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\nhas a great deal of practical
\nwisdom. <\/p>\n

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\nNot all of it is written in the
\npoetic form. <\/p>\n

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\nThe book of James has a great
\ndeal of influence in the Old <\/p>\n

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\nTestament poetry.
\nThere’s a taking these ideas, <\/p>\n

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\nbut raising them in a way that
\nis very practical and down to <\/p>\n

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\nearth.
\nYou would let’s pick up in James<\/p>\n

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\nthe 1st chapter, the 19th verse.
\nTherefore, my beloved brethren, <\/p>\n

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\nlet every man be swift to hear,
\nlow to speak, slow to wrath, for<\/p>\n

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\nthe wrath of man does not
\nproduce the righteousness of <\/p>\n

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\nGod.
\nSimple ideas. <\/p>\n

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\nBe quick to listen to what’s
\ngoing on, but that’s it’s not <\/p>\n

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\njust a matter of to listen to
\nwhat someone says, but to <\/p>\n

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\nobserve the situation, the
\ncircumstance. <\/p>\n

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\nBe slow to speak is again, not
\njust about don’t open your mouth<\/p>\n

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\ntoo quickly, but take in what’s
\ngoing on. <\/p>\n

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\nConsider it so that when you it
\nis time for you to talk and to <\/p>\n

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\ncontribute that it is thoughtful
\nand insightful. <\/p>\n

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\nThat is based on what you know,
\ninformation you have available. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd of course, be slow to anger.
\nDon’t let your worry or your <\/p>\n

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\nanxiousness overtake you to
\nsomething that is unhealthy. <\/p>\n

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\nIt is unnatural, both in terms
\nof upsetting yourself and your <\/p>\n

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\ninability to to react and to to
\ncompose yourself. <\/p>\n

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\nBut also you might escalate a
\nsituation when you get A and <\/p>\n

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\nnote that as long as you’re
\ntalking usually means you are <\/p>\n

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\nnot listening.
\nIt’s very difficult to learn <\/p>\n

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\nanything when you’re speaking.
\nYou’re focused on your words, <\/p>\n

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\nyour thoughts, not taking in
\ninformation and evaluating it <\/p>\n

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\nmore than even simply.
\nAgain, talking is anxiousness, <\/p>\n

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\nworry, an exercise of our
\nimagination that is unnecessary.<\/p>\n

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\nThese are distractions both to
\nproper performance, but also <\/p>\n

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\nmore importantly, proper
\ncharacter. <\/p>\n

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\nJust continue James chapter one,
\njust the next two verses 21 and <\/p>\n

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\n22 read therefore.
\nSo be quick to listen, be <\/p>\n

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\ncareful and slow before you
\nspeak and certainly control your<\/p>\n

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\nemotions.
\nTherefore, verse 21, lay aside <\/p>\n

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\nall filthiness and overflow of
\nwickedness. <\/p>\n

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\nPush aside the things again that
\nunfortunately are just <\/p>\n

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\ninstinctive that can be
\ndestructive and harmful. <\/p>\n

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\nPut them to the side and receive
\nwith meekness the implanted word<\/p>\n

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\nwhich is able to save your soul.
\nBe doers of the word, not <\/p>\n

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\nhearers, only deceiving
\nyourself. <\/p>\n

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\nSo receive with a humble
\nattitude. <\/p>\n

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\nImplant implanted word what you
\nalready know. <\/p>\n

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\nThat’s in your heart.
\nIt’s in your mind. <\/p>\n

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\n00:22:53,160 –> 00:23:01,760
\nAll too often, the solution to
\nreducing our anxiety, to <\/p>\n

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\n00:23:01,760 –> 00:23:05,240
\nhandling a problem or difficult
\nsituation that may cause us to <\/p>\n

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\n00:23:05,240 –> 00:23:09,600
\nbe impatient or unable to be
\nresilient, we already have the <\/p>\n

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\n00:23:09,640 –> 00:23:12,760
\nanswer.
\nUsually it’s tapping into some <\/p>\n

330
\n00:23:12,760 –> 00:23:15,680
\nexperience we’ve had before,
\nsome example that we’ve <\/p>\n

331
\n00:23:15,680 –> 00:23:17,960
\nwitnessed from family or
\nfriends. <\/p>\n

332
\n00:23:20,240 –> 00:23:23,840
\nOr sometimes it’s just simply
\nrecalling the Council of <\/p>\n

333
\n00:23:23,840 –> 00:23:28,760
\nScripture and the lessons of men
\nand women of faith that can <\/p>\n

334
\n00:23:28,760 –> 00:23:30,720
\ninform the decisions we have to
\nmake. <\/p>\n

335
\n00:23:32,160 –> 00:23:35,440
\nSo use that word and it’s
\nworking. <\/p>\n

336
\n00:23:36,520 –> 00:23:38,320
\nYou know, our patience.
\nWe possess our souls. <\/p>\n

337
\n00:23:38,560 –> 00:23:43,920
\nThe Word can save our souls.
\nWe know that in a larger sense, <\/p>\n

338
\n00:23:44,760 –> 00:23:48,600
\nour understanding of God’s plan
\nof purpose, that’s what leads <\/p>\n

339
\n00:23:48,600 –> 00:23:50,200
\nus.
\nI believe that there’s an <\/p>\n

340
\n00:23:50,200 –> 00:23:51,680
\nopportunity for everlasting
\nlife. <\/p>\n

341
\n00:23:52,280 –> 00:23:57,520
\nBut the Word of God, the counsel
\nand wisdom of Scripture also, <\/p>\n

342
\n00:23:58,160 –> 00:24:00,360
\nthey help us.
\nIt helps us in the little things<\/p>\n

343
\n00:24:02,240 –> 00:24:06,280
\nthat cause us to be anxious
\nconcerning to make errors in our<\/p>\n

344
\n00:24:06,280 –> 00:24:10,920
\ndaily lives.
\nTwo well, let’s go to the Psalms<\/p>\n

345
\n00:24:11,720 –> 00:24:22,680
\nand we’ll read Psalm 19 verse 7.
\nThe 19th Psalm, verse 7 reads <\/p>\n

346
\n00:24:23,080 –> 00:24:26,080
\nthe law of the Lord is perfect
\nconverting the soul. <\/p>\n

347
\n00:24:26,960 –> 00:24:30,960
\nThe testimony of the Lord is
\nsure making wise the simple, the<\/p>\n

348
\n00:24:30,960 –> 00:24:34,480
\nlaw of the Lord.
\nThe word is perfect. <\/p>\n

349
\n00:24:35,360 –> 00:24:42,040
\nIt has what we need If we search
\nfor it, if we consider it, we <\/p>\n

350
\n00:24:42,040 –> 00:24:45,080
\nmake an effort to understand how
\nwe can best apply that <\/p>\n

351
\n00:24:45,120 –> 00:24:47,640
\ninformation.
\nIt converts the soul. <\/p>\n

352
\n00:24:47,640 –> 00:24:52,080
\nSo our idea from the New
\nTestament is that, you know <\/p>\n

353
\n00:24:52,080 –> 00:24:59,320
\npatience influences our
\nsalvation that the word can <\/p>\n

354
\n00:24:59,640 –> 00:25:03,920
\nimpact the saving of our souls
\nhere the law of the Lord, it <\/p>\n

355
\n00:25:03,920 –> 00:25:06,800
\nconverts.
\nConverts can be like restores. <\/p>\n

356
\n00:25:08,320 –> 00:25:11,640
\nIt brings health to us, to good
\nnuts, just to our physical <\/p>\n

357
\n00:25:11,640 –> 00:25:16,960
\nframe, but to our attitude.
\nAnd it’s about change. <\/p>\n

358
\n00:25:19,840 –> 00:25:23,560
\nSo much of our progression in
\nlife that please the Lord to <\/p>\n

359
\n00:25:23,560 –> 00:25:27,280
\nprepare ourselves for the
\nchallenges that He may bring. <\/p>\n

360
\n00:25:27,280 –> 00:25:30,480
\nOur way is to be better today
\nthan we were yesterday. <\/p>\n

361
\n00:25:30,480 –> 00:25:37,920
\nAnd it’s a constant process.
\nSo be mindful that perhaps the <\/p>\n

362
\n00:25:37,920 –> 00:25:42,200
\nmoment that you need to employ
\npatients that you might find <\/p>\n

363
\n00:25:42,200 –> 00:25:47,280
\nyourself annoyed, frustrated,
\neven becoming upset and angry. <\/p>\n

364
\n00:25:48,000 –> 00:25:52,360
\nPerhaps that’s a lesson that you
\nrequire to change yourself, <\/p>\n

365
\n00:25:54,360 –> 00:25:58,160
\nbecome better prepared, be a
\ndisciple that the Lord might <\/p>\n

366
\n00:25:58,160 –> 00:26:01,720
\nhave some greater need for you
\nto deploy in the future. <\/p>\n

367
\n00:26:02,480 –> 00:26:05,480
\nPatience, however, does not mean
\nbeing inactive. <\/p>\n

368
\n00:26:05,480 –> 00:26:10,520
\nIt’s not just a passive thing.
\nOK, I’ll be patient. <\/p>\n

369
\n00:26:10,520 –> 00:26:12,680
\nSo I’ll just sit here quietly
\nand I won’t do anything. <\/p>\n

370
\n00:26:13,880 –> 00:26:18,960
\nAnd I I do sometimes, you know,
\nhave, you know, difficulty when <\/p>\n

371
\n00:26:20,000 –> 00:26:24,240
\nwe feel like we express it, you
\nknow, patience or or part of our<\/p>\n

372
\n00:26:24,280 –> 00:26:28,520
\nour discipleship is that we just
\npray to God, but we don’t do <\/p>\n

373
\n00:26:28,520 –> 00:26:32,120
\nanything we expect the solution
\nto be delivered to our front <\/p>\n

374
\n00:26:32,120 –> 00:26:36,400
\ndoor.
\nPatience can mean, well, what <\/p>\n

375
\n00:26:36,400 –> 00:26:40,280
\ncan you control while you’re
\nwaiting for the greater <\/p>\n

376
\n00:26:40,280 –> 00:26:43,640
\nsituation to resolve itself or
\nother opportunities to develop. <\/p>\n

377
\n00:26:44,000 –> 00:26:47,160
\nWhat can I do?
\nWhat can I do get to convert my <\/p>\n

378
\n00:26:47,160 –> 00:26:53,560
\nsoul to improve myself to maybe,
\nmaybe I can’t change everything <\/p>\n

379
\n00:26:53,560 –> 00:26:56,920
\nthat I’m impatient or frustrated
\nabout, but maybe I can affect <\/p>\n

380
\n00:26:56,920 –> 00:27:00,800
\none or two smaller items that
\nare part of this larger issue. <\/p>\n

381
\n00:27:02,080 –> 00:27:08,680
\nSo when we know what we can
\ncontrol, we should be mindful of<\/p>\n

382
\n00:27:09,960 –> 00:27:13,760
\nof emphasizing that.
\nAnd part of that control is to <\/p>\n

383
\n00:27:13,760 –> 00:27:18,560
\nbe aware of change, improvement,
\nand development of our <\/p>\n

384
\n00:27:18,560 –> 00:27:22,400
\ncharacter.
\nSo patience also means <\/p>\n

385
\n00:27:22,640 –> 00:27:27,560
\nadjusting, revising, planning
\nbut not being anxious about it. <\/p>\n

386
\n00:27:29,000 –> 00:27:32,920
\nSo often we can do the right
\nthing with the Lord, we are <\/p>\n

387
\n00:27:32,920 –> 00:27:35,520
\nguaranteed.
\nAnd we cannot possibly go to all<\/p>\n

388
\n00:27:35,520 –> 00:27:38,800
\nthe references of scripture that
\nexpress this confidence. <\/p>\n

389
\n00:27:39,040 –> 00:27:41,600
\nThe Lord will help us.
\nIt’s just often not on our <\/p>\n

390
\n00:27:41,600 –> 00:27:45,320
\ntimeline.
\nUnfortunately. <\/p>\n

391
\n00:27:45,360 –> 00:27:50,120
\nWhen we want something, we want
\nit then, and that’s why this <\/p>\n

392
\n00:27:50,120 –> 00:27:56,200
\ntopic is has universal thing
\nthat we live in an age site that<\/p>\n

393
\n00:27:56,200 –> 00:27:59,440
\nwe become conditioned to be less
\npatient than men and women in <\/p>\n

394
\n00:27:59,520 –> 00:28:03,880
\ntimes past.
\nDo you get frustrated when <\/p>\n

395
\n00:28:03,880 –> 00:28:07,000
\nyou’re at your laptop computer
\nand something doesn’t load like <\/p>\n

396
\n00:28:07,000 –> 00:28:11,360
\nthat?
\nOr when you you’re sitting in <\/p>\n

397
\n00:28:11,360 –> 00:28:14,920
\nthe car and you miss the green
\nlight and you have to wait <\/p>\n

398
\n00:28:14,920 –> 00:28:19,840
\nagain?
\nSo those are modern challenges <\/p>\n

399
\n00:28:20,040 –> 00:28:26,000
\nthat impact the way we think and
\nthe idea of patients that. <\/p>\n

400
\n00:28:26,400 –> 00:28:29,280
\nBut human character hasn’t
\nchanged at all. <\/p>\n

401
\n00:28:29,280 –> 00:28:32,840
\nThat’s why the relevance of the
\nPsalms and the Ecclesiastes and <\/p>\n

402
\n00:28:32,840 –> 00:28:38,560
\nthe Gospels still very much real
\nfor us, because human character <\/p>\n

403
\n00:28:39,080 –> 00:28:43,320
\nand the need to have immediate
\ngratification is the same in the<\/p>\n

404
\n00:28:43,320 –> 00:28:47,360
\n21st century as it was 3000
\nyears ago. <\/p>\n

405
\n00:28:50,200 –> 00:28:53,080
\nSo we control what we can
\ncontrol. <\/p>\n

406
\n00:28:53,360 –> 00:28:58,840
\nWe recognize that we employ
\nthose techniques to keep our <\/p>\n

407
\n00:28:58,840 –> 00:29:00,880
\nemotions in check.
\nBut at the same time, we are <\/p>\n

408
\n00:29:00,880 –> 00:29:05,200
\nactive, We do, we do work to
\nimprove what we are capable of <\/p>\n

409
\n00:29:05,200 –> 00:29:09,600
\nimproving so that we’re better
\nready when circumstances do <\/p>\n

410
\n00:29:09,600 –> 00:29:12,800
\nchange.
\nAnd for the things that we <\/p>\n

411
\n00:29:12,800 –> 00:29:18,920
\ncannot control, accept that it
\ndon’t, doesn’t mean you have to <\/p>\n

412
\n00:29:18,920 –> 00:29:23,280
\nalways be happy about it or but
\nyou have to know how to <\/p>\n

413
\n00:29:23,680 –> 00:29:27,120
\ndifferentiate between something
\nthat you can impact and <\/p>\n

414
\n00:29:27,120 –> 00:29:30,360
\ninfluence versus or something
\nthat has absolutely nothing to <\/p>\n

415
\n00:29:30,360 –> 00:29:33,200
\ndo with you.
\nPart of that is again, humility <\/p>\n

416
\n00:29:33,560 –> 00:29:36,080
\nthat you maybe you are not the
\nmost important person in the <\/p>\n

417
\n00:29:36,080 –> 00:29:39,520
\nworld.
\nAnd I know that could be, I <\/p>\n

418
\n00:29:39,560 –> 00:29:44,280
\nmean, that’s very hard for all
\nof us to understand, but accept <\/p>\n

419
\n00:29:44,280 –> 00:29:49,640
\nthat and except that that’s
\nwhere our faith instructs us to <\/p>\n

420
\n00:29:49,960 –> 00:29:55,080
\nbelieve that God will provide
\nsome measure, if not a specific <\/p>\n

421
\n00:29:55,120 –> 00:29:58,440
\nanswer to our problem, some
\nmeasure in which we can bear the<\/p>\n

422
\n00:29:58,520 –> 00:30:01,400
\nsituation, we can handle it,
\nthat we’ll be OK. <\/p>\n

423
\n00:30:02,240 –> 00:30:04,880
\nYou would turn with me.
\nNow back to the Psalms and we’ll<\/p>\n

424
\n00:30:04,880 –> 00:30:21,440
\nlook at Psalm 94.
\nPsalm 94, I’ll just read verse <\/p>\n

425
\n00:30:21,440 –> 00:30:27,800
\n19 in the multitude of my
\nanxieties within me, Your <\/p>\n

426
\n00:30:27,800 –> 00:30:37,960
\ncomforts to light my soul.
\nAnd we are to impact our <\/p>\n

427
\n00:30:37,960 –> 00:30:42,360
\nsalvation by learning what
\npatience is. <\/p>\n

428
\n00:30:43,560 –> 00:30:47,240
\nAnd we’ve talked about that.
\nWe can even change ourselves, <\/p>\n

429
\n00:30:49,160 –> 00:30:53,320
\nimpact our salvation and convert
\nourselves. <\/p>\n

430
\n00:30:53,320 –> 00:31:00,160
\nLook here Psalmist writes that I
\nhave a multitude of problems, <\/p>\n

431
\n00:31:00,320 –> 00:31:05,960
\nthings that worry me and does
\nthat sound like anyone’s life? <\/p>\n

432
\n00:31:05,960 –> 00:31:09,720
\nI mean, it doesn’t sound like
\nmine because I’ve told all of my<\/p>\n

433
\n00:31:09,720 –> 00:31:11,760
\nproblems are insignificant and
\nunimportant. <\/p>\n

434
\n00:31:11,760 –> 00:31:13,120
\nThat’s the feedback.
\nI usually get it. <\/p>\n

435
\n00:31:15,040 –> 00:31:18,040
\nBut for most of us, there’s not
\njust one thing that you worry <\/p>\n

436
\n00:31:18,040 –> 00:31:20,720
\nabout.
\nThere’s always you think that <\/p>\n

437
\n00:31:20,720 –> 00:31:26,280
\ncome to mind.
\nThere’s some periods of time in <\/p>\n

438
\n00:31:26,280 –> 00:31:29,040
\nlife that things are more
\ndifficult than others. <\/p>\n

439
\n00:31:30,200 –> 00:31:35,160
\nBut regardless, the multitude,
\nthe many anxieties and worries <\/p>\n

440
\n00:31:35,160 –> 00:31:40,000
\nand concerns that we might have,
\nthey can pale in comparison with<\/p>\n

441
\n00:31:40,000 –> 00:31:43,680
\nthe comfort and the confidence
\nthat we have in God’s purpose <\/p>\n

442
\n00:31:44,480 –> 00:31:46,760
\nand knowing that he is working
\nwith us. <\/p>\n

443
\n00:31:48,200 –> 00:31:52,280
\nAnd that whatever difficulty
\nthat we can’t find the solution <\/p>\n

444
\n00:31:52,280 –> 00:31:56,480
\nfor, even if the solution
\ndoesn’t come the way we want, <\/p>\n

445
\n00:31:56,520 –> 00:32:02,040
\nwhen we want, God has a much
\ngreater perspective and purpose <\/p>\n

446
\n00:32:02,040 –> 00:32:09,880
\nfor us individually.
\nSo we should take comfort next. <\/p>\n

447
\n00:32:11,240 –> 00:32:16,440
\nPart of that process of staying
\nin the moment, being able to <\/p>\n

448
\n00:32:16,440 –> 00:32:20,280
\nseparate what we control from
\nwhat we cannot control, and it’s<\/p>\n

449
\n00:32:20,280 –> 00:32:24,600
\nappropriate to accept those
\nthings, is to build experience. <\/p>\n

450
\n00:32:26,160 –> 00:32:31,240
\nWe’ve all had discomfort and
\ndifficult problems in the past. <\/p>\n

451
\n00:32:31,880 –> 00:32:37,720
\nDraw upon that.
\nDon’t forget those lessons and <\/p>\n

452
\n00:32:37,720 –> 00:32:42,360
\nbe prepared to help other people
\naround us based upon that <\/p>\n

453
\n00:32:42,360 –> 00:32:44,600
\nexperience.
\nSometimes by helping other <\/p>\n

454
\n00:32:44,600 –> 00:32:49,600
\npeople, by evaluating them with
\na clear eye, also brings it to <\/p>\n

455
\n00:32:49,640 –> 00:32:51,880
\nfocus the best way we can handle
\nour own difficulty. <\/p>\n

456
\n00:32:53,560 –> 00:32:56,960
\nYou would.
\nLet’s read some of Paul’s advice<\/p>\n

457
\n00:32:56,960 –> 00:33:01,400
\nto the 1st century ecclesia in
\nRome in Romans chapter 15. <\/p>\n

458
\n00:33:09,000 –> 00:33:13,000
\nRomans 15.
\nFirst few verses of this <\/p>\n

459
\n00:33:13,000 –> 00:33:16,080
\nchapter.
\nPaul speaks about the way we <\/p>\n

460
\n00:33:16,080 –> 00:33:18,320
\nwork together and the way we
\nlive together. <\/p>\n

461
\n00:33:20,040 –> 00:33:25,160
\nWe’ll read verses one through 4.
\nWe then, who are strong ought to<\/p>\n

462
\n00:33:25,160 –> 00:33:27,920
\nbear with the scruples of the
\nweek, and not to please <\/p>\n

463
\n00:33:27,920 –> 00:33:31,000
\nourselves.
\nLet each of us please his <\/p>\n

464
\n00:33:31,000 –> 00:33:33,280
\nneighbor for his good, leading
\nto edification. <\/p>\n

465
\n00:33:35,440 –> 00:33:40,640
\nThose of us who feel like strong
\nmeans those of you think you <\/p>\n

466
\n00:33:40,640 –> 00:33:45,840
\nknow how to handle a situation,
\nif you’re intelligent, if you’re<\/p>\n

467
\n00:33:45,840 –> 00:33:54,280
\ncapable, if you add experience,
\nhelp, carry, help, instruct the <\/p>\n

468
\n00:33:54,280 –> 00:33:57,360
\npeople who are weak.
\nThe and weakness doesn’t does <\/p>\n

469
\n00:33:57,440 –> 00:34:02,520
\nmean people who are not as
\nskilled or capable as you are. <\/p>\n

470
\n00:34:02,520 –> 00:34:04,920
\nSometimes it’s just who aren’t
\nas experienced. <\/p>\n

471
\n00:34:06,800 –> 00:34:08,280
\nThey encourage them.
\nIt’s to help them. <\/p>\n

472
\n00:34:08,280 –> 00:34:11,719
\nIt’s to maybe do it occasionally
\ndo it for them. <\/p>\n

473
\n00:34:11,719 –> 00:34:13,360
\nSometimes it’s to give them
\ninsight. <\/p>\n

474
\n00:34:13,360 –> 00:34:17,480
\nSometimes it’s really just to
\ngive them encouraging word that <\/p>\n

475
\n00:34:17,480 –> 00:34:19,960
\nthey’re able to handle the
\nproblem too. <\/p>\n

476
\n00:34:20,239 –> 00:34:28,040
\nSo if you are strong, you’re
\ncapable of providing leadership <\/p>\n

477
\n00:34:28,639 –> 00:34:31,199
\nhelp.
\nIt’s again the new King James <\/p>\n

478
\n00:34:31,199 –> 00:34:34,760
\nversus the scruples of the week
\nis the weaknesses of the week <\/p>\n

479
\n00:34:38,199 –> 00:34:41,440
\nsee the shortcomings of other
\ndon’t evaluate it like and write<\/p>\n

480
\n00:34:41,440 –> 00:34:47,320
\nthem off help them.
\nVerse 3 for even Christ did not <\/p>\n

481
\n00:34:47,320 –> 00:34:49,560
\nplease himself.
\nBut as it is written the <\/p>\n

482
\n00:34:49,560 –> 00:34:52,639
\nreproaches of those who
\nreproached and fell on me for <\/p>\n

483
\n00:34:53,600 –> 00:34:56,480
\nwhatever things were written
\nbefore were written for your <\/p>\n

484
\n00:34:56,480 –> 00:34:59,680
\nlearning that we through the
\npatience and comfort of the <\/p>\n

485
\n00:34:59,680 –> 00:35:08,800
\nScriptures might have hope.
\nSometimes patience is learning <\/p>\n

486
\n00:35:08,800 –> 00:35:13,560
\nto live with and help the
\nshortcomings of other people, <\/p>\n

487
\n00:35:13,560 –> 00:35:16,120
\nwhether it’s at our own homes,
\nwhether it’s in the athleisure, <\/p>\n

488
\n00:35:16,240 –> 00:35:20,200
\nsometimes at work or maybe it’s
\nat school, wherever you might <\/p>\n

489
\n00:35:20,200 –> 00:35:27,000
\nfind yourself.
\nPatience is applied in our <\/p>\n

490
\n00:35:27,000 –> 00:35:32,120
\nrelationship and it might be a
\nrelationship that is short lived<\/p>\n

491
\n00:35:32,120 –> 00:35:35,600
\nbecause you’re at the store and
\nyou really thought this customer<\/p>\n

492
\n00:35:35,600 –> 00:35:38,680
\nservice represented could help
\nyou the way you need it to right<\/p>\n

493
\n00:35:38,680 –> 00:35:43,560
\nnow because it is a bigger
\nproblem with your family. <\/p>\n

494
\n00:35:44,640 –> 00:35:48,240
\nSomeone that you really wish was
\nhere more often. <\/p>\n

495
\n00:35:48,600 –> 00:35:51,520
\nSomebody you really wish cared
\nabout some of the same things <\/p>\n

496
\n00:35:51,520 –> 00:35:52,840
\nyou think they should care
\nabout. <\/p>\n

497
\n00:35:54,440 –> 00:35:59,280
\nDoesn’t mean that you can always
\nchange the other person or the <\/p>\n

498
\n00:35:59,280 –> 00:36:02,960
\nsituation, but you can be
\nprepared to help them. <\/p>\n

499
\n00:36:04,000 –> 00:36:07,400
\nSometimes help is even just
\nbeing accepting until they’re <\/p>\n

500
\n00:36:07,400 –> 00:36:09,160
\nready.
\nAsk for help. <\/p>\n

501
\n00:36:12,560 –> 00:36:18,800
\nLet’s go back to the Psalms.
\nYou would share with me a verse <\/p>\n

502
\n00:36:18,800 –> 00:36:34,970
\nin Psalm 37, reading Psalm 37
\nverses, actually verse 7 and 8. <\/p>\n

503
\n00:36:37,530 –> 00:36:41,770
\nRest in the Lord and wait
\npatiently for Him. <\/p>\n

504
\n00:36:42,920 –> 00:36:45,960
\nDo not fret because of Him who
\nprospers in His way, because of <\/p>\n

505
\n00:36:45,960 –> 00:36:48,280
\nthe man who brings wicked
\nschemes to pass. <\/p>\n

506
\n00:36:49,000 –> 00:36:51,160
\nCease from anger and forsake
\nwrath. <\/p>\n

507
\n00:36:51,600 –> 00:36:56,360
\nDo not fret and only causes
\nharm, right? <\/p>\n

508
\n00:36:56,720 –> 00:37:03,800
\nIt’s another word for worry.
\nAnxiousness first. <\/p>\n

509
\n00:37:03,800 –> 00:37:06,320
\nRest in the Lord and wait
\npatiently. <\/p>\n

510
\n00:37:08,160 –> 00:37:12,200
\nSometimes again, best response
\nis no response. <\/p>\n

511
\n00:37:13,960 –> 00:37:17,760
\nIt’s helpful when it’s not a
\nmatter of ignorance or laziness,<\/p>\n

512
\n00:37:18,160 –> 00:37:23,360
\nbut a reason choice that you
\ncannot control what you wish you<\/p>\n

513
\n00:37:23,360 –> 00:37:25,680
\ncould control, though you are
\nwilling. <\/p>\n

514
\n00:37:26,120 –> 00:37:28,280
\nHold back.
\nWait. <\/p>\n

515
\n00:37:29,920 –> 00:37:32,800
\nSo that’s another thing that
\nI’ve seen at work. <\/p>\n

516
\n00:37:32,800 –> 00:37:36,000
\nSometimes there are members of
\nlike our team at work who they <\/p>\n

517
\n00:37:37,040 –> 00:37:40,000
\nreally want to, you know, create
\na rule because we had one <\/p>\n

518
\n00:37:40,000 –> 00:37:43,160
\nexception to a situation.
\nSometimes, like, the best thing <\/p>\n

519
\n00:37:43,160 –> 00:37:48,080
\nto do is nothing.
\nIs that situation likely to ever<\/p>\n

520
\n00:37:48,080 –> 00:37:50,160
\noccur it again?
\nProbably not. <\/p>\n

521
\n00:37:52,160 –> 00:37:57,120
\nSo why rush into making bold
\nstatements, establishing a rule <\/p>\n

522
\n00:37:57,880 –> 00:38:00,760
\nthat may only create more
\nconfusion or difficulty in the <\/p>\n

523
\n00:38:00,760 –> 00:38:02,720
\nfuture?
\nSometimes the best thing to do <\/p>\n

524
\n00:38:02,720 –> 00:38:11,560
\nis to rest and to not fret, to
\nnot be concerned in the way <\/p>\n

525
\n00:38:11,680 –> 00:38:14,840
\nPsalm 37 says about those who
\nprosper. <\/p>\n

526
\n00:38:14,840 –> 00:38:19,800
\nSometimes we get the sense of
\nthat we see the evil, the sin <\/p>\n

527
\n00:38:19,800 –> 00:38:24,440
\naround us in life, and we can be
\nconcerned because of that, that <\/p>\n

528
\n00:38:24,680 –> 00:38:27,840
\nthat is true.
\nSometimes it’s just not just <\/p>\n

529
\n00:38:27,840 –> 00:38:31,800
\nabout what we could all clearly
\nstate is something that is wrong<\/p>\n

530
\n00:38:32,000 –> 00:38:35,800
\nand contrary to God’s word.
\nSometimes it’s just things that <\/p>\n

531
\n00:38:35,800 –> 00:38:39,680
\nannoy us.
\nSometimes it’s a why do we think<\/p>\n

532
\n00:38:39,680 –> 00:38:42,000
\nlike why does everything always
\nwork for that other person? <\/p>\n

533
\n00:38:42,480 –> 00:38:47,720
\nThat’s not your concern.
\nIt’s just a matter of you, you <\/p>\n

534
\n00:38:48,080 –> 00:38:51,560
\ncoming to a judgement.
\nSometimes it’s just look at what<\/p>\n

535
\n00:38:51,640 –> 00:38:56,960
\nyou can control and do your best
\nto improve upon it and what you <\/p>\n

536
\n00:38:56,960 –> 00:39:04,680
\ncannot accept it, rest.
\nSometimes time will present the <\/p>\n

537
\n00:39:04,680 –> 00:39:08,040
\nright solution or give you the
\nproper perspective or <\/p>\n

538
\n00:39:08,040 –> 00:39:12,800
\ninformation that you need the
\npatient self and is about <\/p>\n

539
\n00:39:13,120 –> 00:39:16,320
\nbuilding upon your experience
\nand knowing when to step back. <\/p>\n

540
\n00:39:18,480 –> 00:39:24,080
\nAnd the last idea I’d like to
\nshare that we maintain hope and <\/p>\n

541
\n00:39:24,080 –> 00:39:27,080
\nour perspective as Bible
\nstudents is invaluable because <\/p>\n

542
\n00:39:27,080 –> 00:39:32,040
\nwe know if we really give it
\nproper consideration that <\/p>\n

543
\n00:39:32,320 –> 00:39:36,560
\neverything we experience is
\nlimiting, nothing is going to <\/p>\n

544
\n00:39:36,560 –> 00:39:39,120
\nlast forever.
\nThe really good things are going<\/p>\n

545
\n00:39:39,120 –> 00:39:42,120
\nto conclude.
\nReally difficult things are <\/p>\n

546
\n00:39:42,120 –> 00:39:46,680
\ngoing to conclude.
\nOur lives are limited, but <\/p>\n

547
\n00:39:46,680 –> 00:39:51,200
\nthey’re also an opportunity.
\nWe have that perspective. <\/p>\n

548
\n00:39:51,200 –> 00:39:57,800
\nIt helps us be more reasonable
\nand objective to handle the <\/p>\n

549
\n00:39:57,800 –> 00:40:01,640
\nimmediate problem or difficulty
\nthat might cause us a concern of<\/p>\n

550
\n00:40:01,640 –> 00:40:05,280
\nfrustration where there’s that
\nlittle bit of perspective. <\/p>\n

551
\n00:40:05,720 –> 00:40:10,840
\nThat and fuels our patients our
\nability to persevere and handle <\/p>\n

552
\n00:40:10,840 –> 00:40:14,680
\nthe problem.
\nI’d like to read from Psalm 40, <\/p>\n

553
\n00:40:14,680 –> 00:40:18,560
\nwhich Skip read for us at the
\nbeginning of our service. <\/p>\n

554
\n00:40:18,960 –> 00:40:24,840
\nAnd I chose Psalm 40 because
\nthis was an example that we used<\/p>\n

555
\n00:40:24,840 –> 00:40:29,400
\nwhen we had our midweek class
\nand introduced some of the <\/p>\n

556
\n00:40:29,880 –> 00:40:33,320
\nthemes that we would encounter
\nin studying the Psalms. <\/p>\n

557
\n00:40:33,320 –> 00:40:39,640
\nAnd Psalm 40 for me is an
\nexample of how the meaning can <\/p>\n

558
\n00:40:39,640 –> 00:40:43,440
\nchange over time based on your
\nlife experience and your <\/p>\n

559
\n00:40:43,440 –> 00:40:46,240
\nperspective.
\nThis is a song that first <\/p>\n

560
\n00:40:46,240 –> 00:40:50,080
\ncaptured by attention 40 some
\nyears ago when I recognized that<\/p>\n

561
\n00:40:50,080 –> 00:40:54,640
\nit was the same lyrics as a, as
\na song of a, of a, a popular <\/p>\n

562
\n00:40:55,800 –> 00:40:57,480
\nrock’n’roll band that I was a
\nfan of. <\/p>\n

563
\n00:40:57,960 –> 00:41:01,560
\nAnd but when I read this over
\nand over again, I realized that <\/p>\n

564
\n00:41:02,080 –> 00:41:06,560
\nthe opening verse, I waited
\npatiently for the Lord. <\/p>\n

565
\n00:41:08,280 –> 00:41:11,000
\nI waited patiently.
\nSome of the roots of those <\/p>\n

566
\n00:41:11,120 –> 00:41:17,640
\nphrases I in waiting, I waited.
\nThere’s a power in the <\/p>\n

567
\n00:41:17,640 –> 00:41:25,320
\nrepetition because you’re
\nwilling to hold back to not make<\/p>\n

568
\n00:41:25,320 –> 00:41:29,720
\na misstep or a rash decision,
\ncomment, or action. <\/p>\n

569
\n00:41:31,400 –> 00:41:34,200
\nBecause of these ideas, you’re
\nresting in the Lord and you’re <\/p>\n

570
\n00:41:34,560 –> 00:41:36,640
\nprepared though for the right
\nmoment. <\/p>\n

571
\n00:41:37,520 –> 00:41:43,240
\nNow to wait patiently for me has
\nmeant different things at <\/p>\n

572
\n00:41:43,240 –> 00:41:48,520
\ndifferent points of my life.
\nTo wait patiently when I was in <\/p>\n

573
\n00:41:48,520 –> 00:41:51,040
\ncollege and I was trying to
\nestablish myself and you know my<\/p>\n

574
\n00:41:51,040 –> 00:41:53,960
\ncareer with trying to figure out
\nwhat direction am I going? <\/p>\n

575
\n00:41:53,960 –> 00:41:56,200
\nWhere am I going to get a job?
\nWhat am I going to do that I’m <\/p>\n

576
\n00:41:56,200 –> 00:41:59,840
\ninterested in?
\nThen if it came, am I ever going<\/p>\n

577
\n00:41:59,840 –> 00:42:02,040
\nto find someone that I can share
\nmy life with? <\/p>\n

578
\n00:42:03,680 –> 00:42:06,640
\nI met someone who could do that.
\nSo then we worried about how are<\/p>\n

579
\n00:42:06,640 –> 00:42:08,080
\nwe going to establish our
\nfamily? <\/p>\n

580
\n00:42:08,600 –> 00:42:10,080
\nWhat are things that we can do
\nfor them? <\/p>\n

581
\n00:42:10,640 –> 00:42:15,120
\nWe had worries about jobs and
\nincome and homes and place. <\/p>\n

582
\n00:42:16,880 –> 00:42:20,600
\nThe principle of waiting
\npatiently and everything that <\/p>\n

583
\n00:42:20,600 –> 00:42:22,960
\nentails.
\nThat is a constant. <\/p>\n

584
\n00:42:22,960 –> 00:42:28,640
\nBut what it brought to mind,
\nwhat the emotions were, that can<\/p>\n

585
\n00:42:28,640 –> 00:42:31,760
\nchange.
\nI think that’s a great power of <\/p>\n

586
\n00:42:32,040 –> 00:42:34,720
\nthe Scripture, and particularly
\nthis portion of Scriptures that <\/p>\n

587
\n00:42:35,640 –> 00:42:40,440
\nforces us to think in an
\nabstract way about our life. <\/p>\n

588
\n00:42:41,280 –> 00:42:46,160
\nBut to wait patiently for the
\nLord is also with the confidence<\/p>\n

589
\n00:42:46,160 –> 00:42:49,120
\nthat He will hear whatever
\ndifficulty or worry that we <\/p>\n

590
\n00:42:49,120 –> 00:42:51,640
\nhave.
\nAnd he inclined to me and heard <\/p>\n

591
\n00:42:51,640 –> 00:42:54,000
\nmy cry.
\nHe also brought me out of the <\/p>\n

592
\n00:42:54,000 –> 00:42:57,800
\nhorrible pit, out of the miry
\nclay, set my feet upon a rock, <\/p>\n

593
\n00:42:57,800 –> 00:43:04,480
\nand established my steps.
\nThat the right understanding of <\/p>\n

594
\n00:43:04,480 –> 00:43:08,640
\npatience in perspective with the
\nmanner which God might work with<\/p>\n

595
\n00:43:08,640 –> 00:43:12,040
\nus that can give us a firm
\nfoundation. <\/p>\n

596
\n00:43:13,760 –> 00:43:18,120
\nThere’s no need to be anxious
\nabout every situation and every <\/p>\n

597
\n00:43:18,120 –> 00:43:25,960
\nproblem if the Scripture informs
\nus, influences us, is our <\/p>\n

598
\n00:43:25,960 –> 00:43:33,640
\nresource for change.
\nIn verse 3 of Psalm 40, he has <\/p>\n

599
\n00:43:33,640 –> 00:43:36,320
\nput a new song in my mouth.
\nPraise to our God. <\/p>\n

600
\n00:43:36,560 –> 00:43:39,920
\nMany will see it in fear and
\nwill trust in the Lord. <\/p>\n

601
\n00:43:42,080 –> 00:43:46,280
\nWe will be changed.
\nWe will have something new where<\/p>\n

602
\n00:43:46,280 –> 00:43:50,760
\nthat anxiousness and that
\nconcern gives way to excitement <\/p>\n

603
\n00:43:50,760 –> 00:43:54,960
\nand joy.
\nThat can happen in our lives, in<\/p>\n

604
\n00:43:54,960 –> 00:43:58,480
\nthe resolution of difficulties.
\nThings that cause us impatience <\/p>\n

605
\n00:43:58,480 –> 00:44:02,640
\nand worry will also happen as we
\nsearch for the day in which the <\/p>\n

606
\n00:44:02,640 –> 00:44:04,760
\nLord returns and the Kingdom is
\nestablished. <\/p>\n

607
\n00:44:05,400 –> 00:44:09,320
\nSo brothers and sisters and
\nfriends, I leave you with just <\/p>\n

608
\n00:44:10,040 –> 00:44:13,880
\nsome ideas and how you can
\nconsider how to be more in <\/p>\n

609
\n00:44:13,880 –> 00:44:20,280
\ncontrol of your life, how to own
\nwhat patience is, who influence <\/p>\n

610
\n00:44:20,640 –> 00:44:22,560
\nour decisions and our character
\nfor good. <\/p>\n

611
\n00:44:23,200 –> 00:44:26,040
\nAnd perhaps as we share the
\nbread and the wine, also <\/p>\n

612
\n00:44:26,040 –> 00:44:28,160
\nconsider the example of the Lord
\nJesus quest. <\/p>\n

613
\n00:44:29,440 –> 00:44:34,200
\nWe faced the situations of the
\ngreatest concern and worry and <\/p>\n

614
\n00:44:34,200 –> 00:44:40,280
\nbreath and was able to be
\npatient in that true way of <\/p>\n

615
\n00:44:40,360 –> 00:44:43,920
\nperseverance.
\nKnowing that we’re getting past <\/p>\n

616
\n00:44:43,920 –> 00:44:50,640
\nthose moments would be would
\nbring great tidings of joy for <\/p>\n

617
\n00:44:50,640 –> 00:44:52,400
\nall men and women.
\nThank you. <\/p>\n

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\n00:45:06,170 –> 00:45:08,290
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This week’s talk is an exhortation by Brother Andy Bilello titled \u201cPatience,\u201d which he gave at…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":413,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/6d15708\/podcast\/play\/110197089\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-25%2F25ac86cd-561a-41c3-6d70-689f889351e9.m4a","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"00:46:14","filesize":"21.30M","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":""},"tags":[],"series":[25],"class_list":["post-1391","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","series-gct"],"aioseo_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1043826-1538368279370-f9a01192c26a6-scaled.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1043826-1538368277276-821bad30bed.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","download_link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/podcast-download\/1391\/371-andy-bilello-exhortation-patience-luke-21","player_link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/podcast-player\/1391\/371-andy-bilello-exhortation-patience-luke-21","audio_player":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/podcast-player\/1391\/371-andy-bilello-exhortation-patience-luke-21<\/a>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"anchor":{"key":"anchor","url":"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/gct","label":"Anchor","class":"anchor","icon":"anchor.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcast\/id1437292980?mt=2&uo=4","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"breaker":{"key":"breaker","url":"https:\/\/www.breaker.audio\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcast","label":"Breaker","class":"breaker","icon":"breaker.png"},"castbox":{"key":"castbox","url":"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1440738","label":"CastBox","class":"castbox","icon":"castbox.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82ZDE1NzA4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"overcast":{"key":"overcast","url":"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1437292980\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcast","label":"Overcast","class":"overcast","icon":"overcast.png"},"pocketcasts":{"key":"pocketcasts","url":"https:\/\/pca.st\/Z7Ad","label":"PocketCasts","class":"pocketcasts","icon":"pocketcasts.png"},"podbean":{"key":"podbean","url":"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/podcast-detail\/xz83n-77022\/Good-Christadelphian-Talks-Podcast","label":"Podbean","class":"podbean","icon":"podbean.png"},"radio_public":{"key":"radio_public","url":"https:\/\/radiopublic.com\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcas-WoAbj4","label":"Radio Public","class":"radio_public","icon":"radio-public.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5cQpWNoeONkDYEIhC12wp7","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/anchor-podcasts\/good-christadelphian-talks-podcast","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/GoodChristadelphianTalksPodcast","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/feed\/podcast\/gct","embedCode":"

371: Andy Bilello – Exhortation – Patience (Luke 21)<\/a><\/blockquote>