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- Sean Graver: Well, hello and welcome back. My name is Sean and I'm glad you carved out a few minutes before the day gets going today. So let's just slow down together and bring this day to God before we let anything else have a shot at it. And let's start in Psalm 37 verse seven. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him. Fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way. That's a short verse, but there's quite a bit packed in there. So it tells us to be still, wait patiently. And then this other thing, don't fret when other people are succeeding. But apparently that's a real temptation. I think we all know that it is, especially at work. Patience at work is one of those things that sounds so spiritual in theory and it just feels like torture and practice. I mean, when you've been faithfully doing the right things and the results just aren't there yet, you know, like when someone else gets the promotion or the recognition or the opportunity and you're still waiting, you know, King David, he wrote this song from that exact place. He doesn't say try harder or figure out what they're doing and you're not. No, he says to be still, to wait, to trust. So the season you're in right now is not wasted, even if it feels like it. God is doing something in the waiting that he can't do in the having. So let's pray. God, patience is hard, I'll just say it. Waiting is hard. especially when it feels like everyone around me is moving and I'm standing still. So help me to trust that still is not the same as stuck. The waiting on you is never wasted time. That when you're building, what you're building in me during the season matters just as much as what you're building for me. You know, today helped me to be genuinely glad when others succeed, not threatened and not bitter, but that's only possible if I really believe that you have something for me too. So help me believe that today. And I trust you with the timing. Amen. Now, go make today count.