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Patience Series Ep 4: Patience with Perspective · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  To Have Faith, Let It Begin. This is Ariel Santana.
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  Can you believe I'm seven years old already? I'm old enough now to introduce my dad.
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  Ladies and gentlemen, your host, my dad, Angel Santana.
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  Hello, everyone. Happy Friday. I hope you enjoyed yesterday's blooper with Noah.
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  And as you can see, we've added him to the introduction.
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  Yeah, that's Noah in the very beginning. Welcome to Have Faith,
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  Let It Begin. This is Angel Santana. Today, we wrap up our series on patience.
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  And honestly, this may be the hardest episode of the entire week,
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  because today we are talking about patience in everyday life.
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  Not the big spiritual moments, not the major life crisis.
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  Talking about the small things that slowly test, slowly test us every single day.
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  Traffic, long lines, slow internet, difficult co-workers, people cutting us
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  off, misunderstandings, family tension.
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  Social media arguments. Oh yeah.
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  Those everyday moments where frustration shows up before we even realize it.
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  And if we're going to be truthful with each other today, as early as it is,
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  sometimes our patience disappears faster than free pizza at a church event.
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  So today, let's talk about learning how to slow down emotionally and respond
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  with grace instead of reaction.
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  You know, one thing I've learned is that patience usually gets tested when life doesn't go our way.
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  Think about it. Most frustrations start when something interrupts our expectations.
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  You plan for a quick trip to the store. Now the line is 20 people long.
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  You plan for a peaceful moment, a peaceful morning.
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  Now everything is going wrong before 8 a.m. You plan for kindness.
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  Then somebody responds with an attitude, and suddenly our emotions start rising.
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  Now listen, I'm not standing here pretending I've mastered patience.
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  There are days I'm driving early in the morning, and somebody cuts me off,
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  and immediately I start having a full conversation with them through the windshield.
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  Yep, they can't hear me, but I feel better.
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  And then five minutes later, God humbles me real quick because patience is something
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  we consistently have to practice.
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  And I think one of the biggest lessons in life is learning this.
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  You cannot control everybody else, but you can control your response.
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  That changes everything because reacting emotionally usually makes situations
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  worse. But patience protects peace.
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  Patience gives clarity. Patience allows wisdom to enter the conversation before anger takes over.
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  And let's reflect on this. We've had all week, right?
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  Honestly, patience is not weakness. Some people think patience or patient people
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  are passive people. That's not true.
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  Patience is emotional strength under control. That's what I read.
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  It's choosing not to explode, choosing not to overreact, choosing not to let
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  temporary frustration steal permanent peace.
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  I love that. I'm going to say that again because I did steal that.
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  Choosing not to let temporary frustrations steal permanent peace. Isn't that cool?
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  And sometimes patience simply means pausing before speaking.
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  Taking a breath. Pain first.
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  Well, not pain. I guess I meant to say praying.
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  Yeah, praying first. I don't know why I said pain. Maybe because I have to pay
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  a bill today. I don't know. Praying first, thinking clearly.
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  Because words spoken in anger can leave damage along after the moment passes, right?
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  I mean, think about it. You speak those words, you get angry,
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  and that can leave damage along after that moment passes.
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  Boy, can I remember a couple of memories there. Okay, sorry.
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  I'm all over the place this morning. It's got me thinking.
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  You know, now that I think about it, I think many of us are carrying stress
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  when, let's see, stress we never slow down enough to release.
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  Wouldn't you agree with me? Yeah.
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  And we rush through life, rush through conversations, rush through responsibilities.
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  Rush through podcasts, you know, I mean, eventually the pressure builds up.
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  So maybe I should slow down. Maybe today's reminder is simple.
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  Yeah, I'll slow down. I mean, not everything requires an immediate reaction, right?
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  I mean, not everything, not every disagreement needs response.
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  Not every inconvenience deserves your peace. Yeah, that's interesting.
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  So how do we close out the week? Let me think about this.
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  I guess today we think about everything we've talked about. As we end this week
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  together, I would say let's encourage each other.
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  Give yourself permission to slow down.
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  Lead with grace. Respond with wisdom. Choose peace when possible.
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  And remember, patience is not about being perfect.
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  It's about growing little by little every single day.
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  Hmm. I should take my own advice. Let's pray. Heavenly Father,
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  help us develop patience in our everyday lives.
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  Teach us to respond with kindness instead of anger, wisdom instead of impulse,
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  and peace instead of frustration.
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  Slow our hearts, calm our minds, and help us become reflections of your grace.
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  In the way that we treat each other, treat others.
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  We pray this unto you. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. Listen,
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  thank you for joining us this week for our Patience Series.
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  And I hope you are enjoying Have Faith, Let It Begin. We are closing in on nine
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  years. That's right, nine years together.
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  My God, so many episodes.
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  God bless you. God be with you. get ready
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  for our countdown as june
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  is just around the corner yeah june 16th
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  is a tuesday and we will launch our ninth season until
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  next time have faith let it begin talk to you guys monday and don't forget coming
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  up on june 14th and june 21st i'll be preaching again from my church had first
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  reform and we're going to be doing two episodes one on flag day june 14th and
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  then June 21st is Father's Day.
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  Yeah, we got to have a great, great time. I hope you join us.
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  God bless you. Take care. Have a great weekend.