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Faith Words: The Waiting Game

It's hard sometimes. I imagine you're grateful for the work you're doing but might feel like you're waiting...on something, on God. The waiting place is a hard place to be but it can be a time when you grow in strength and trust. Impatience can creep in but don't lose hope. God has a plan for you and is working it out. Praise Him in the waiting. Glory in where He has brought you. Dream with Him about where He's taking you. Life's short. There's no need to rush. Learn to live in today. Waiting, Patrice Psalm 27:14 NIV Wait for the Lord;     be strong and take heart     and wait for the Lord.

Faith Words: Discipline

I have bad knees.  Partly from genetics, partly from arthritis, partly from weight, partly from lack of exercise.  One of these days I'll probably have a knee replacement or two.  When I do, I'm sure I'll be on post-operative exercise therapy to help me heal. I've been thinking about the condition of my knees for quite a while.  I mean, they're with me everyday, everywhere I go.  I feel their pain, hear them pop.  I know I need to do something. My son has been encouraging me to exercise now.  My doctor agrees.  She said I should use the post-op exercises now.  The idea is to strengthen the muscles that support the knees so they are able to do their job. I've also been working on losing weight (again) for the same reason.  If I weigh less, my knees will thank me and if (when) I have knees replacement surgery, I'll heal and recuperate much faster. I realize each day that unless I do something now, I just continue to get weaker and weaker which isn'