After 40 years of praying and believing for a building for Victory U-Belt and seeing and experiencing God answer that prayer, I thought about how long it takes for the promise of God to happen.

In Bishop Juray Mora’s new book, Faith Challenge, I read his devotional about Psalm 23. Here’s what Juray wrote:

In life, we face one battle after another. What is most important is not when the battle will end but who is with us.

This is at the heart of how we must think as spiritual leaders. We will have battles that are unavoidable. But we shouldn’t focus on when it’ll be over but on who is with us.

As you think like a spiritual leader, I encourage you to experience God’s presence, hold on to his promise, believe for his provision, and trust in his providence.