"Patience is a virture that carries a lot of wait."
How often have my thoughts fallen back to this idea...truth? I've lost count. It's not patience with my kids. I think I'm patient when it comes to other people. The patience I struggle with is patience with life. Wanting things to happen NOW. Or at least to know the outcome NOW and then I can wait for it to happen. I'm sure your laughing at me, because that's just not how life works (or faith, for that matter). Sow THEN reap. "No witness until AFTER the trial of your faith." "I'll see it, when I believe it," (Kimball) etc., etc. In all things, the prize comes after the struggle. Hmm...maybe I'm not so patient when it comes to other people, because I'm not being patient with God. He's a Somebody. I just remembered this scripture in James 1:3-4, "...the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."
I know that learning patience (with life) is necessary, desirable, good (great, actually). I know that God smooths my rough, jagged even, edges through giving me opportunities to exercise patience. I guess I'm not quite there yet, not quite "perfect and entire, wanting nothing." How long do I have to wait?
I guess, until I figure it out. Be patient with me AND my ramblings, okay?
3 comments:
Oh, but you are a patient person Lanette! You know with three boys right in a row you are going to have to be!!! :) Hey, I need your address...thanks!
You are so right!!! We do need to be patient with God. He is a Somebody. I want to know the outcome and then I would totally be able to wait for it to happen...why can't we have that?!? Is that really too much to ask! Ok, so if either of us has any answers to this question we are both struggling with we must share ASAP!!!!
and THIS is why you're a scriptorian. I love you Lanette!
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