In our flesh we hate waiting. Waiting and persisting in the Lord’s strength is both a sacrifice (of the fleshly nature) and a testing of our faith in a very important and extremely effective way. It is in the active “waiting process” that we can very rapidly grow in our faith, but that is only if we, with frequent prayer, keep trusting the Lord in spite of it looking at times like we might even be going backwards. Christians are often at their most admirable when they persist at seeking justice without malice and have a determined resolve and trust in the Lord in the face of repeated adversity.