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Don't Quit in the Waiting · Men's Morning Devotional

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  SPEAKER_00: Gentlemen, every day is a battle.
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  SPEAKER_00: A battle for your faith, your family, and your purpose.
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  SPEAKER_00: The men who stand strong don't prepare when the battle arrives.
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  SPEAKER_00: They prepare before we get.
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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the men's morning devotion.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's get into God's word.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's time to man up.
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  SPEAKER_01: Good morning, gentlemen.
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  SPEAKER_01: I'm Chris Muigna, and it's time for another Man Up Moment.
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  SPEAKER_01: This week I'm continuing in Proverbs chapter 13, and with today's devotional being about Don't Quit in the Waiting.
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  SPEAKER_01: I encourage you to share this devotional with someone who you think would benefit from it.
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  SPEAKER_01: So Proverbs 13, verse 12 says, Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
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  SPEAKER_01: Every man knows what it's like to wait.
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  SPEAKER_01: You work hard, but the promotion doesn't come.
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  SPEAKER_01: You take the risk in your business, but it doesn't seem to get off the ground.
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  SPEAKER_01: You pray, but the answer doesn't come.
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  SPEAKER_01: You make plans, but things don't happen the way you expected.
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  SPEAKER_01: You invest in your marriage, but you don't see any change.
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  SPEAKER_01: You pray for a wife, and somehow you're still single.
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  SPEAKER_01: You pour into your children, but you wonder if they're even listening.
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  SPEAKER_01: You have a dream, a goal, or a desire in your heart, and year after year you're still waiting.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's what Proverbs mean when it says, hope deferred makes the heart sick.
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  SPEAKER_01: When we continually hope for something and don't see it happen, disappointment can begin to wear us down.
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  SPEAKER_01: At first we're excited, then we become impatient, then discouraged, eventually we become cynical, and we start thinking, maybe it's never gonna happen.
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe God isn't listening, or maybe it's not even God's will.
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  SPEAKER_01: Why should I keep trying?
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  SPEAKER_01: That's the danger of deferred hope.
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  SPEAKER_01: It doesn't always destroy us suddenly, sometimes it slowly drains us.
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  SPEAKER_01: And when a man loses hope, it can affect everything.
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  SPEAKER_01: He may still show up physically, but his heart has checked out.
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  SPEAKER_01: But here's something we need to remember.
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  SPEAKER_01: Waiting doesn't mean God is absent.
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  SPEAKER_01: There's a season in life when God is working, even though we can't see the results yet.
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  SPEAKER_01: Think about a seed planted in the ground.
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  SPEAKER_01: For a while, nothing happens.
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  SPEAKER_01: And messing with it could destroy whatever's beneath the surface.
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  SPEAKER_01: You can't see roots growing, you can't see that plant breaking through the soil just yet, but underneath the surface, something is happening.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's what God is doing in our lives.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's a biblical principle found in Genesis chapter 8, verse 22.
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  SPEAKER_01: Go back and read it when you have a minute.
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  SPEAKER_01: We want the harvest, but God is developing the roots.
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  SPEAKER_01: We want the answers, but God is developing our faith.
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  SPEAKER_01: We want the breakthrough, but God is developing our character.
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  SPEAKER_01: We want the destination, but God is preparing us for what comes next.
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  SPEAKER_01: The reality is maybe we're just not ready for what God has for us just yet.
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  SPEAKER_01: And that doesn't mean every desire we have will eventually happen exactly the way we want.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sometimes God's answer is different from what we expected.
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  SPEAKER_01: But we can trust that God is faithful even when our timeline isn't.
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  SPEAKER_01: Then Solomon says, just a couple verses later, in Proverbs 13, 19, he says, a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
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  SPEAKER_01: There's something powerful about finally seeing a prayer answered, a goal accomplished, a relationship restored, or a dream becoming reality.
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  SPEAKER_01: It brings life and it boosts our faith tenfold.
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  SPEAKER_01: Men, don't allow the things you're still waiting for to make you blind to what God has already given you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe you're waiting for more money while someone else would give anything to have the family you have.
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe you're waiting for a promotion while someone else is praying for the job you already have.
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe you're waiting for your children to grow up while someone else would give anything to have a child.
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe you're waiting for the next chapter while God is asking you to be faithful in the chapter you're currently in.
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  SPEAKER_01: Don't miss today's blessings because you're obsessed with tomorrow's promise.
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  SPEAKER_01: Be faithful in the waiting.
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  SPEAKER_01: A man of God doesn't quit simply because the answer hasn't arrived yet.
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  SPEAKER_01: He learns to trust God who holds the answer and to steward what is already in his hand.
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  SPEAKER_01: So here's your man up challenge.
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  SPEAKER_01: Today, identify one thing you've been waiting for that has been discouraging you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Write it down, then underneath it, write, God, I trust you with the timing.
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  SPEAKER_01: Spend five minutes thanking God for the three things He has already given you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Take one faithful action towards the thing you're waiting for.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you're waiting for a better marriage, make the phone call.
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  SPEAKER_01: Plan the date.
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  SPEAKER_01: Start the conversation.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you're waiting for a financial breakthrough, make the budget, pay the debt, manage well what you already have.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you're waiting for a career opportunity, make the connection.
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  SPEAKER_01: Improve your skills.
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  SPEAKER_01: Submit the application.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you're waiting for something in your family, keep praying and keep showing up.
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  SPEAKER_01: Don't let delayed hope turn into defeated hope.
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  SPEAKER_01: You may not control the timeline, but you can control your faithfulness.
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  SPEAKER_01: So man up, keep planting, keep praying, keep believing, and keep showing up.
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  SPEAKER_01: Let's pray.
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  SPEAKER_01: Father, you know the things we've been hoping and praying for.
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  SPEAKER_01: You know the disappointments, the delays, and the moments we've wondered if anything will ever change.
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  SPEAKER_01: Help us trust you even when we don't understand your timing.
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  SPEAKER_01: Give us the strength to remain faithful in the waiting and the wisdom to recognize the blessings you've already placed in our lives.
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  SPEAKER_01: Help us become men who don't quit when the answer is delayed, but to continue to trust, work, pray, and follow you.
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  SPEAKER_01: In Jesus' name.
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  SPEAKER_01: Amen.
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  SPEAKER_00: All right, gentlemen, you've heard God's word.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now go live it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lead well, stand strong, honor God in everything you do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Share this devotional with another brother.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember, every day is another opportunity to man up.