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    Victory in the Wait
    Victory in the Wait
    Victory in the Wait
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    Victory in the Wait

    By Sylvester Baugh

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    Victory in the Wait describes how important it is to know how to wait and the impact of not waiting correctly. When we wait, we are communicating with God. We are not always waiting to receive from God, sometimes He has us in a season of wait until our will breaks. Effective waiting symbolizes submission, knowing that God is in control. He may h

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsideOut Press
    Release dateJul 1, 2022
    ISBN9798985205411
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      Victory in the Wait - Sylvester Baugh

      Victory

      in the

      Wait

      My Journey to Unwavering Faith

      Sylvester Baugh

      InsideOut Press

      PO Box 2666

      Country Club Hills, IL 60478

      Copyright © 2022 by Sylvester Baugh

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form on by an electronic or mechanical means, including

      information storage and retrieval systems, without

      permission in writing from the publisher,

      except by a reviewer who may quote

      brief passages in a review.

      First edition July 2022

      Cover design by Denise Daub

      Interior design by Veronica Daub

      For more information about publishing services,

      please visit www.InsideOutPress.com.

      Printed in the United States of America

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2022911958

      ISBN- 978-0-9992111-9-9

      This book is dedicated to my family, friends, church family, and medical staff. Thank you for supporting me on my journey. Genuine love, care, prayer, and support are vitally important when in a season of wait and I am forever grateful that my support system demonstrated these characteristics. To my granddaughters, Leilani, Linae, and Leah. You are truly my angels and I love you dearly.

      Foreword

      One of the toughest things to do in life is wait. I must confess that patience is not one of my greatest attributes, yet I have learned that there are certain things in life that are worth waiting for. Before my beautiful wife finally accepted my proposal to marry her, she rejected me at least six times. However, since she has said yes, it has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. Even as it relates to my relationship with God, I have learned that there is a blessing in waiting on the Lord. Waiting on God helps us trust Him more. At the end of the day, as believers, we must trust God’s will for our lives. We must believe in His timing and know that whatever God has for us, He will give it to us when He knows we are ready to receive it. I truly believe that the best way to overcome this world, with all its trials and tribulations, is by learning the power of waiting on God.

      When I think about Sylvester, the first word that comes to my mind is overcomer. Over the past couple of years, as Sylvester’s spiritual leader, I have personally seen the struggles he has faced with his health. However, because he is an overcomer, I have also witnessed his resilience and his refusal to give in to his physical ailments. This is why I feel Sylvester’s most recent literary work, Victory in the Wait, is a must read. Within this book, you will read about Sylvester’s journey from sickness to wholeness through his willingness to wait on God. At the same time, he will provide you strategies on how to patiently wait on God without allowing bitterness and resentment to build up within your soul. Sylvester is a living testament that great things come to those who wait.

      So, as you get ready to read this book, be ready to be inspired and motivated to push through all your struggles and setbacks, in order to attain the victory God has for you. Learn from Sylvester’s journey and allow his story to encourage you to wait on God even when you feel like you have been forgotten by God. I truly believe your life is about to change as you learn about the Victory in the Wait.

      – Pastor Moses B. Herring, Sr.

      Senior Pastor of Faith Movers Church

      Chapter One

      "Wait on the Lord, be of good courage,

      and He shall strengthen thine heart.

      Wait, I say, on the Lord."

      – Psalm 27:14

      Our lives are full of waiting. We wait for phone calls, lab results, and ride-share service. The real difference lies in how we handle the waiting.

      For many of us, waiting for relief from the unknown is often accompanied by weight—the weight of stress, the weight of anxiety, the weight of impatience. We all know that waiting demands our attention, and the required patience is a critical skill we learn in life. So, why is it so difficult? To wait means to stay, standstill, or delay a particular reaction until a certain time or event occurs. Psalm 27:14 suggests that in our waiting, we should be able to avoid the weight: Wait on the Lord, be of good courage. Courage suggests the ability to face something that can cause grief or pain. No wonder waiting is such a challenge—facing pain or grief usually comes with the F word: fear.

      Fear is a natural and widely understood response. However, in our voyage through faith, we are not encouraged to embrace fear or rely on our own human wisdom. So, what are we to do? Without faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6 New Living Translation).

      I thought I could demonstrate unwavering faith if I did not have to find courage while waiting, but therein lies our problem. I have talked to many people who have struggled in this area, and some are unaware that they are struggling. Having had first-hand experience with the struggle, I understand. But if I had to do it all over again, I would not change a thing. At first, I did not understand that God is the ultimate tactician. Now, I know that every aspect of every component in all that I experienced was designed to prepare me for greater faith development. It was a plan to teach me things I otherwise may not have ever learned.

      I can say that I am very familiar with this process of waiting. I wish I could tell you it was easy and that my journey was unblemished, but I cannot. I experienced negative thoughts and challenging responses, and there were times I wanted to give up. I am only human, and every person has a breaking point. I believed that if I just gave up, people would understand. I had lived a decent life, and what was facing me seemed exceedingly difficult. These are moments that I never shared with anyone.

      For most of my life, I have relied on my own intelligence or wisdom to help me manage challenging situations. I have used these gifts to encourage others, as well as manage my life. When I was faced with this unfamiliar situation, one I was unprepared for, the moments of stress, confusion, and anxiety began to weigh on me. The weight pulled me down to an incredibly low point in my life. When I faced the wait, my resolve to fight became stronger, and I did the only thing I could do. What follows is my story.

      Chapter Two

      "The mind of a man plans his way,

      but the Lord directs his steps."

      – Proverbs 16:9

      My story begins in 2010. My wife and I had just purchased a new home, and we were looking forward to doing some wonderful things. What I looked most forward to was identifying a new church home. I left my former church about two to three years before moving because my pastor decided to retire. Being void of a spiritual covering was not comfortable for me, so I was searching and wondering where I would go next.

      I began a season of waiting.

      I waited for God to lead me to the right church so that my family and I would have our spiritual covering. During my season of waiting, my sister told me about a church she enjoyed attending. I hoped it would be the church that would end my waiting season, but when I visited, something just did not feel right. I enjoyed the preacher teaching the Word, but I didn’t feel the warmth of the congregation. That was important to me. After a few weeks, I stopped attending on Sundays and started to attend the weekly Bible study on Wednesdays. I believed that receiving the message from this awesome preacher with a smaller gathering of people might be a better experience.

      I began to enjoy myself, feeling a connection to this pastor. His messages were so relevant and moving that I went to listen regularly; I never wanted to miss it. After a few months of attending, I began to feel conflicted. On the one hand, I felt that this pastor was someone I could learn from and grow with. On the other hand, I still didn’t feel a connection with the congregation. I did not feel welcomed, and I wondered if it was just me. Was I being too sensitive? Was I expecting too much? Had I been spoiled by my previous church? I was so confused, but I prayed and continued to try to figure this out on my own. As time went by, I began to think that maybe I would just continue going to Bible study. I still felt that it was important for me, my wife, and our two daughters to have a spiritual

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