Things I've been learning lately.

1. Keep persevering with prayer. Be more patient for God to answer. It is not wrong to persistently pray for something. God's timing is perfect. He may not answer when we want Him to, but He knows what He is doing. Trust him in this.

2. Part of being a child of God means that God WILL call us into the desert for a season (perhaps, repeatedly). The desert is a place where I will grow in Him more than I would otherwise. Being in the desert place is not a direct correlation with my sin. 

3. Everyday, pray that God would break my heart for what breaks His so that I love people and see them more like God does. This especially is true for people I find harder to love.

4. Stop thinking individualistically. It's not about me. Think about how I can contribute to and build up His Church so that together we can "reclaim the world for His glory".

5. Do not look down on other Christians (or anyone for that matter) because they're not living a life that is pleasing to God. Instead, recognise that I am also a sinner - the biggest of them all and in light of that, love them, understand God loves them more and rebuke them in love if necessary. 

6. Enjoy who I am. I am "fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139). God has made me who I am and has placed me where I am for His glory.