Kiara Rabara: Okay, maybe this is not what God wants for me yet. Maybe He has another plan for me

McGill Onate: So knowing all of that, it's like I have a safety net and I could freely fall. God will catch me 

Marco Mangada: That's extra time for you to become worthy, or at least be prepared to receive such a blessing.

Bernadette Fernandez: And God will show you your way out to a better and happier life. You just got to trust him.

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Marco: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the new season of Heart And Soul podcast, where we have honest conversations that nurture our souls. Today we're asking about how to have patience. Patience in knowing what major to study. Then fast forward in life so we can finally finish school. Then patience in landing the right job. The list goes on and on. 

So how can we be patient? While waiting for answers to our prayers. Let's talk about it. I'm Marco, your host for today's episode. Let's have a Heart And Soul conversation.

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Marco: And with me today, are co-hosts coming from different parts of the world. Beautiful people coming from Canada, California and Florida. We have McGill, Bernadette and Kiara. Hello, guys! 

McGill: What's up everyone? 

Kiara: Hey. 

Bernadette: Hi. What's up? 

Marco: Pleasure having you guys right here. Let's go! Let's keep this energy going. So, yeah, before we start, I would like for you guys to take a quick moment to breathe in and breathe it out. Can we do it all together, guys? Yeah, let's do it. Cool. So. Breathe in. Hold it in and breathe out. 

So, take it slow. Everything's going to be okay. We're here for you. And the reason why we're saying that is because we know how fast everything is at the moment. And what better way to remind us of the value of patience is having more patience other than to have a conversation with good people. And for spiritual guidance, since this is Heart And Soul, where we always aspire to stay grounded with the teachings from the Bible. We have a Minister of the Gospel, Brother Donald Pinnock. Hi, Brother Donald. 

Brother Donald Pinnock: Hey, Brother Marco and everybody else. It's a great pleasure to be with you in our discussion. 

Marco: I am so starstruck at the moment, so let's keep this going. So there have been a lot of talks about how to achieve certain things in life, be it finding the perfect person to be in a relationship with, getting the perfect job that actually pays well, and maybe graduating in a course that leads you to your ideal career. But the thing that ties all of those together is how you can be patient for all those things to eventually happen. So kind of like an icebreaker to keep the conversation going. What specific event or thing made you be in a situation to be patient or be tested in patience? Let’s start with Kiara. 

Kiara: Hello, everyone. So actually very recently, this past year, I found out I was supposed to graduate in December. And, just because of a couple of things, I came up some some issues with school, ended up being pushed to an extra semester, which is like an extra couple, 6, 4 to 6 months and it's really difficult to try and kind of keep up with that because when you know, you're super, super close to the goal, like, we're already in April and I was counting down the months to December. And then another four months got added and it just felt like another year. So like my reaction to having to wait a little bit longer. It was just very, very difficult for me to process.

Marco: A follow up question, though, you think people are more impatient when they know what they want,