Press In: A Prophetic Call to Grow Patience and Hold Fast

Sandi Holman writes that God is actively developing patience in his people so they will persevere when promised outcomes are delayed. The piece frames waiting as a formative process: God times events so that "when all the pieces come together" his plan is complete. That waiting develops character, endurance, and the discipline needed to finish well.

Holman relays a series of exhortations she attributes to the Lord: don't quit during rough times, remove distractions that "so easily beset" you, and hold fast to God's hand. She connects perseverance with spiritual fruitfulness and warns that good things can still interfere with destiny. The emphasis is on an inner determination to stay the course—spending time with God, keeping focus, and refusing the deceitfulness of riches and the cares of this world.

The piece quotes James 1:2–4 to support the claim that trials produce patience which then completes and perfects believers. Mark 4:19 is used to illustrate how worldly cares and desires can choke spiritual growth. Holman also references the image of Jesus enduring the cross "for the joy set before him" as a model of persevering through suffering with an eye on the promised result.

Holman reports God's further word: the upcoming year will be a year of great release but will also see a flood of religious deception exposed. She urges readers to examine motives and core values—asking whether they will take a firm stand for justice and truth. The call is for a committed remnant who will allow God's character and love to flow through them and who will actively share truth with those "wandering in darkness."

• Cultivate a mindset of endurance: expect trials, interpret them as growth processes, and decide ahead of time not to quit.
• Be willing to speak truth and stand for justice—Holman frames this as part of the season's demands and opportunities.

Sandi Holman is identified as a prophetic intercessor and author who served with YWAM Singapore and YWAM Charlotte and experienced a reported "Divine Encounter" described in the biographical excerpt. Her ministry context is prophetic and intercessory work aimed at nations and the church.

The piece presents waiting not as passive delay but as an active season of formation. Readers are urged to adopt disciplined spiritual practices, expect testing that builds patience, and prepare to confront religious deception while pressing into God's timing and purposes.