'SISTER FAITH AND DEACONESS PATIENCE' BY PASTOR GREG ELKAN.

Polygamy is a no-no in the New Covenant. However, the Bible says if we’re to produce any spiritual fruit, we’ll need to be concurrently married to these two ‘ladies’ – FAITH and PATIENCE.

You see, ‘Tensions’ are not only for theologians and seminarians; when it comes to practical Christianity, you need to know how to keep these two ‘ladies’ in your house without causing conflict.

Are you praying for a miracle? _Sister Faith_ insists it must be NOW! _Deaconess Patience,_ on the other hand, says impetuousness is a sign of carnality and spiritual immaturity; she says you must be willing to wait!

Heb 11:6 says _“Without faith, it is impossible to please God”._ That means God is _turned off_ by those who approach Him without any expectation of His intervention. Our Lord said in Mk 11:24, _“Whatever things you desire, when you pray, believe that you will receive them, and you shall have them.”_ He’s saying that you shouldn’t expect to get anything from God if you come with a _this-is-my-need-but-you-can-solve-it-at-your-own-convenience_ mindset. You must be earnest and importunate in your prayer.

Now, the same Hebrews that tells us “Without faith, it is impossible to please God” also tells us that, _“You have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise”_ (Heb 10:36).

What gives?

To receive the promise, I need to be both importunate AND patient? Isn’t that a contradiction?

Well, not really. You need _Faith_ to birth the seed of the miracle, but at the same time you need _Patience_ (like a surrogate mom) to carry the miracle to full time delivery.

Many Believers have much faith, but their lack of patience keeps killing the miracle mid-term. On the other hand, many feel that their not ‘disturbing’ God about their problem is proof of patience. That’s an empty womb that’s not going to birth anything whatsoever. 

You need both. Heb 6:12 admonishes us to be _“followers of them who through 'faith and patience 'inherit the promises._

AMEN

GREG ELKAN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.