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Patience Seres Ep 3: Patience with the Process · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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Welcome to Half-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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Two thousand came and the spark was lit. A testimony raw, it wouldn't quit.
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It's mother's voice, a guiding thread.
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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Have Faith, Let It Begin.
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This is Angel Santana, and today we continue our series on patience.
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In today's episode, this one is personal because we're talking about patience with the process.
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And let's be clear, nobody likes waiting. We don't like waiting in traffic.
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We don't like waiting for answers.
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We don't like waiting for healing. We don't even like waiting for doors to open.
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We live in a world where everything moves fast.
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Fast food, fast internet, fast results.
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And because of that, sometimes we expect God to move on our own timeline too.
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But life doesn't always work that way.
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Sometimes growth is slow. Healing is slow.
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Change is slow. And sometimes the hardest thing you'll ever do is trust God
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while nothing seems to be happening.
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So today, let's talk about patience with the process.
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You know, I think that one of the most frustrating feelings in life is feeling stuck.
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You're praying, trying, working, believing, and still nothing changes overnight.
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Maybe you're waiting for a new opportunity. Maybe you're praying for your family.
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Maybe you're struggling financially. Maybe you're trying to rebuild emotionally.
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Maybe you're waiting for clarity. And while...
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After a while, frustrations start whispering. Why is this happening?
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Why is this taking so long?
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But one thing I've learned is this.
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Just because you cannot see movement doesn't mean God is not working.
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Think about planting seeds. The moment you plant them, nothing looks different above the ground.
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But underneath, roots are forming.
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Growth is happening where nobody can see it. And I think many of us quit too
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early because we only trust visible progress.
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But faith requires trusting the unseen process too I've had moments in my life
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where I've wanted immediate answers Immediate healing Immediate direction But
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looking back now Some of the delays actually protected me Some closed doors Oh boy,
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those doors closed Redirected me And some waiting Oh my god,
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days or months That even strengthened me And while I hated the waiting at that
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time I understand it better now more than ever.
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The process changes us. That's the part we don't always realize.
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We focus so much on reaching the destination that we forgot God is developing us during this journey.
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Patience, oh boy, patience builds character, right? Patience builds endurance.
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Patient teaches humility and honesty.
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Well, some of us would not be ready for that blessing or ready for the blessing
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we're paying for if it arrived too early.
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That's hard to admit sometimes. I know it is for me, but timing matters.
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And if you're listening today, feeling discouraged because life feels delayed,
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I want you to encourage yourself and I want to encourage you.
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Do not confuse delay with denial. God has not forgotten you.
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Your story is still unfolding.
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And even in silence, God is still present. Let's pray.
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So today, wherever you are in the process, keep going, keep praying,
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keep trusting, keep showing up even when progress feels invisible.
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Because sometimes the greatest growth happens beneath the surface before anyone else can see it.
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Heavenly Father, teach us patience during the waiting times and the waiting seasons of life.
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Help us to trust you when answers feel delayed.
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And when progress feels slow, give us strength to continue forward with faith,
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knowing that even in silence, you're still working behind the scenes.
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We pray this unto you. In Jesus' name that we pray. Amen.
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Tomorrow on Have Faith, Let It Begin, we close out our series by talking about
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patience in everyday life, learning how to respond with grace instead of frustration.
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Until then, my name is Angel, and never forget, to have faith, let it begin.
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Hey, I have a little bonus footage for you guys.
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That's right, I'm not going to launch the outro just yet, because this episode
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actually took twice to do, because when I started it.
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I didn't know that Noah was going to get involved.
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Here's a blooper for you. Talk to you tomorrow. Have faith. Let it begin.
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And it starts right now. What do I mean by that? Well, take a listen.
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Here it is. Here's the blooper.
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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Have Faith That It Be Good.
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I actually did the intro, and then I had to hit mute button,
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and then all of a sudden I'm doing my whole thing, and I'm on mute. All right, guys.
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That's right, Noah, have faith. Yeah, good job, Noah. You know, I think...
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When it starts right now. Yeah, Noah, good boy.
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You know, I think that one of the most frustrating feelings in life...
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Have faith that it be good.
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When it starts right now. Can't make this up, guys. All right,
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so we got a little slow intro, but that's okay All right, so how did I leave off? I said Yeah.
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Man, you're just really enjoying this moment, aren't you? You know,
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when you're praying, you're trying, you're working, you're believing This is going to be one of those,
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Oh, boy Yeah, this is definitely a blooper Nice Have faith,
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let me guess, when it starts right now.
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Nice. I like that, Noah. Noah, what are we going to do?
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Come here, Noah. Come here. Noah, what are we going to do? We're going to do what? Have faith, what?
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Have faith, let me guess, when it starts right now. Yeah. Go ahead, Noah.