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This fourth instalment of the Simplifying Life Series, Cultivating the Ability to Wait on God's Timing, calls on God's people to maintain a Christ-centered tranquility and peace in a hurried, end-time world characterized by overload and debilitating pressure. Our Lord and Savior admonishes us to let our hearts not be troubled. Prayer, gratitude, and trust in God's perfect timing are the antidotes to anxiety and fear. Haste, impulsive words, and impetuous rash actions bring long term harm, as seen in Abraham and Sarah's inability to wait for God's promise for an heir, which brought thousands of years of devastating war in the middle east, while patience, self-control, and endurance will always yield blessing. Many scriptural references (Isaiah 55:8-9, Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 8:28, James 1:4) solidly affirm that Almighty God's plans surpass human understanding, always leading to peace and good. The speaker shares a personal victory over impatience in traffic by coupling Dr. Herbert Benson's "relaxation response" with biblical meditation and serene mental imagery—transforming red lights into moments of renewal and tranquility. This message admonishes God's people to exchange frustration for trust, cultivating the maturity, stability, and joy that results from resting in God's sovereign timing.