Wait for it
"Patience is not the same as indifference; patience conveys the idea of someone who is tremendously strong and able to withstand all assaults. Having the vision of God is the source of patience because it gives us God's true and proper inspiration. A person who has the vision of God is not devoted to a caus or to any particular issue- he is devoted to God Himself. You always know when the vision is of God because of the inspiration that comes with it. Things come to you with greatness an add vitality to your life because everything is energized by God. He may give you a time spiritually, with no word from Himself at all, just as Jesus experienced that during His time of temptation in the wilderness. When God does that, simply endure will be there because you see God...
"Though it tarries, wait for it..." (Habakkuk 2:3b) The proof that we have the vision is that we are reaching out for more than we have already grasped. Its a bad thing to be satisfied spiritually... instantly we are on the road to ruin. Our reach must exceed our grasp. Paul said, "Not that I have already attained or am already perfected, but I press on..." (Phil3:12) If we have only what we experienced we have nothing.but if we have the inspiration of the vision of God, we have more than we can experience. Beware of the danger of spiritual relaxation."
Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest
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