Patience

I am writing on this topic today because I feel like it is something I have to work on daily. I am not very good at it! It definately does not come natural. I know with God's help I can work it out. I feel like it pops up everywhere and I am praying the same prayer over and over to give me patience. I think God gives us a test everyday to see how we are going to deal with life's situations today. It may come along with the children or a spouse. It may pop up on the road sitting in traffic or at the grocery store standing in line. It may come to a head when I think I will have time to do what I wanted to do today but instead something else calls. Maybe you are waiting for prayers to be answered. It is hard not to be discouraged when something you have been working on, is just hanging in the clouds and you pray that one day it will all work out....I know it is all in the timing. I feel like he holds my time clock. If we can learn to wait and be patient he will show us the way. Maybe patience is the seed that grows and along with it our faith also grows. To deeply understand God, I feel like my patience and discernment is the basis of this. Faith comes out of my patience as patience will enhance my faith...you have to put your faith in God and you wait and by waiting you see what wonderful things he had in store for you. When you look back on history everything was in waiting right...?
Creation, humankind, we all wait for redemption, restoration, reconciliation and just be put back in place with a relation to God. We wait and wait for what is not here yet. He can read between the lines and we put our deepest thoughts, concerns, and doubts before him and he does not ignore them but answers us where we are in a language we will understand.
When I slow down, be patient and still I am more open to God and more open to what he is trying to tell me or where to lead me....I am also more aware of the blessed life I have and see the joy in my children's eyes.
Today, I am praying that I can be more patient and with that will come kindness to my children, my spouse, a friend, a stranger, and neighbor. We are less likely to fly off the handle, be annoyed, and just be happy when we are patient. Why is this such a hard skill to master! It is a gift that some are blessed with for me I have to work on it. I hope for you today that you will also find that out of patience comes many good things!