"Let patience have her perfect work." (James 1:4). There is a force so powerful, it can carry you through those hard times in triumph. It is a force so dynamic, the devil cannot stop it. It is a force that comes from the heart and character of God Himself, and it will take you from here to victory... every time. It's the force of patience. If you have truly made Jesus the Lord of your life, YOU HAVE IT! It's a fruit of the Spirit and God equipped you with it the very moment you were born again. He placed it in your re-created human spirit right along with the other fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Now, God didn't give you just any old type of patience, God imparted to you His very own patience, and the Amplified Bible says God is extraordinarily patient (2 Peter 3:9). God has the kind of patience it takes to get through the hard times and He has imparted that kind of patience to you. He has the power to preserve until circumstances line up with His Word. Because you are born of His Spirit, you have that same power!

When the pressure is on, don't let the devil pressure you into quitting. Patience is the force that keeps you from fainting under pressure. It is the quality that does not surrender to circumstances or succumb under trial.

So you have prayed the prayer of faith. You believe you have received the answer, you are confessing the Word, you are standing on God's promise, you are expecting a miracle. But instead of things getting better, they grow worse. You begin to think of how tired you are of waiting for your answer to come and you are about to say those two final words "I quit!". Never say those two words, those words are exactly what the devil wants you to say. Don't let him trip you up and pressure you into letting go of your faith.

Remember this, water won't flow from a faucet unless you open the valve and let it through, and the reservoir of patience God has put within you won't flow unless you release it by an act of your will. The pressure the devil puts on you can be very intense, but the patience God has given you will see you through. Open that valve, and let patience go to work! Confess "I develop the fruit of patience; I let patience have her perfect work ." The pressure may be on, but remember to release your faith, turn the faucet on, open the valve and let it through. Remember the reservoir of patience God put within you won't flow unless you release it by an act of your will. Your believing equals your receiving. Even when the pressure is on, "Let patience have her perfect work."