Life's Challenge - Patience!

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer Romans 12:12

Patience is a virtue. And again & again the Bible teaches us that we need to develop this virtue in our lives. Patience is one of those attributes that you cannot learn by reading about it. It's a quality that can only be acquired by persistent, enduring, practice– and for me it's a drill that I go over, and over, and over again! Yet, impatient at most times! 

Just finding out what Patience really means, and the two definitions really hit me was ; Patience is “the ability to accept delay or disappointment graciously" and Patience is “endurance without murmuring” 

How about the little 4-year-old boy who was traveling with his mother & constantly asking the same question over & over again? "When are we going to get there? When are we going to get there?" Finally, the mother got so irritated that she said, "We still have 90 more miles to go. So don’t ask me again when we’re going to get there." Well, the boy was silent for a long time. Then he timidly asked, "Mom, will I still be four when we get there?"

You’re weary, but patience is the quality that says, "This too, will pass. It’s almost over. I can keep on keeping on." Is your patience being tested today? Great! Just remember, love is (first of all) patient. [1 Cor. 13:4] The Lord is training you at difficult times...! 

Have you ever stopped & wondered why God hasn’t intervened? 

One BIG reason, God is patient & He wants everybody to be saved. Every day that He waits is just one more day for people to repent & come to Him. 

You show others the patience, you want them to show you!!

God's wonders!

Great are the works of the lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them psalm 111:2

When it comes right down to it, when you learn to love God’s great outdoors, you will find wonders not only in the mega-majestic but also in the mini-majesty just outside your backdoor.

Just Wait .... 4 Good things!!!

"God's best gifts" come slowly. We could not use them if they did not. Many times, we are like; "When will IT happen?!". The Lord knows the "TIME". He will bring major efforts(good conclusion) to his successful creations.   Paul had time to realize this as he lay in prison. Moses must have asked, 'Why?' many times during the delays in Midian and in the wilderness. Jesus Himself experienced the discipline of delay in His silent years before His great public ministry began. But growth and strength in waiting results greater than the end .... so impatiently longed for.
        A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, age five and Ryan, three. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson so she said; "Now boys, if Jesus were sitting here, He would say, 'Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait.'" Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, "Ryan, you be Jesus."
This story cracked me up, but how true is it of our lives? We want what we want!! and we want it now!

Perhaps you've been waiting on something for a long time and you're weary. You're not alone! Let's ask the Lord to renew our hearts and desires today, and give us a fresh infilling of strength to wait on His perfect timing. Good things come to those who WAIT!!!  Do not be discouraged or worried...! Results do not come as rapid as We would think or desire! Just Wait!