Faith & Patience

Romans 8:28 says, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

God makes all things work together for my good. God makes all things work together for your good. That's hard to believe sometimes,when nothing seems to go right. I think we've all had times like this when our faith tank is on empty. In fact, I know we have at one time or another because no one is perfect and life isn't easy. It's tough to stand firm in your faith when things just ain't going your way and everything seems to be crashing down. For me, when my faith tank is on E I don't have much patience. I might as well come out and say it: I am pretty much THE most impatient person ever. I HATE WAITING. I'll probably go to the hospital one day for salmonella cause I hate waiting for cookies to bake. LOL. I like to know everything, I like to do everything, and I just really hate waiting. It's killer. It's an area I'm weak in and need to grow in.

When I moved, I really struggled in this area because I wanted friends, I wanted to be taken seriously, and I wanted to be back to where I was with my running. All of those things take time and waiting. A lot of... Patience. It's rough. Luke 6:31 says, "Do to others as you would have them do to you." I want everyone to be patient to me as I'm still adjusting and learning, yet I'm not showing patience to them... That doesn't seem right does it? The answer is no. How can I expect patience when I am in no way showing patience to others in difficult situations? I can't. James 1:19 says, "My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." In my lack of patience, I'm taking the fast train and getting off at the Anger stop with no view of patience in sight. I'm taking my flaw out on others instead of fixing my heart issue. It's not ok. If I'm treating them rudely but that's not how I want to be treated then I really need to change some things. When you pray for patience, you don't get patience; you get the opportunity to be patient. I won't go into details, but recently I was put in a position that required a lot of patience. Patience I didn't want to give. Instead of magically becoming patient, I got a big opportunity to show patience. I think it's important when your patience is small to try and see things from a different perspective. I KNOW that is very tough. Something I had to realize in my own life was that everything takes time. It may not be on your time but God's timing is perfect. I'm definitely wrong sometimes and there are definitely things to work on, but I'm going to try and think before I act, filter before I speak, observe my actions, and have the patience towards others that I want people to show to me. I'm most definitely still working on this, but if you feel like your patience tank is running low, I gotchu. Let's grow together. I wish life was easy, but it's not, and that's a good thing. If it was we would never be challenged or pushed to grow. Have faith in the journey and have faith in YOUR journey. Have an AWESOME day!!

Until next time, Mimi K