Their condition was unchanged from everyone else

Keep to a wise practice long enough to see whether it bears fruit

Change course as soon as you want faster results

Focus on looking impressive instead of being steady

Treat one person's result as proof that every case will turn out the same

If you would like to receive Jesus, pray this with me: Lord Jesus, I admit that I have sinned and I cannot make myself clean or strong. I turn from my sin and my self-reliance. I believe you died for my sins and rose again. Please forgive me, change my life, and lead me from the inside out. Be my Lord and Savior. Amen.

Receive Jesus and Be Made New

Lord, revive your Church. Where we have rushed for quick results, teach us patient faithfulness. Where we have compared ourselves with others, turn us back to humble obedience. Let your people grow in real health and visible fruit that honors you, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Revive Your People to Bear Good Fruit

Father, thank you that you can bring change that can be seen in time. Thank you for quiet growth, for strength that develops steadily, and for the good fruit you produce when your people keep walking with you, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Thank You for Quiet Growth

Pray by naming one area where you want steady obedience instead of fast results. Ask God to help you stay faithful for the next ten days, and to show you the good fruit he is growing in his time.

Pray for Steady Obedience

Pray for someone whose progress feels slow. Ask God to encourage them, strengthen their body and spirit, and help them resist discouragement or comparison.

For the One Waiting for Change

Lord, make my life healthy and steady before you. Give me patience to wait for your work, discipline to keep a good practice, and freedom from measuring myself against others, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Healthy, Steady, and Free

וּמִקְצָת֙{oo-mik-TSAT###oo-mihk-TSAAT###and from the end of} יָמִ֣ים{ya-MIM###yaa-MEEM###days} עֲשָׂרָ֔ה{a-sa-RA###ah-sah-RAA###ten} נִרְאָ֤ה{nir-AA###nihr-AA###was seen} מַרְאֵיהֶם֙{mar-ee-HEM###mahr-ee-HEHM###their appearance} ט֔וֹב{TOV###TOHV###good} וּבְרִיאֵ֖י{oo-veh-ree-EE###oo-veh-ree-EE###and healthy} בָּשָׂ֑ר{ba-SAR###bah-SAAR###flesh} מִן־כָּל־הַיְלָדִ֔ים{min-KOL-ha-ye-la-DIM###mihn-KOHL-hah-yeh-lah-DEEM###from all the youths} הָאֹ֣כְלִ֔ים{ha-o-khe-LIM###haa-oh-kheh-LEEM###the ones eating} אֵ֖ת{ET###EET} פַּתְבַּ֥ג{pat-BAG###paht-BAG###food portion of} הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃{ha-ME-lekh###hah-MEH-lekh###of the king}

Daniel 1:15 — FormalTAB

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