James 5:8 "You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near."
Hi friends,
Hope this post finds you in good health and spirits!
This week, I’d like to share something that I’ve been learning in the past few
months in my life. At some points in our life , we may be totally overwhelmed
and here may be no one who can understand us
no even we ourselves, but what we need to remember at such times is that
no matter what we go through we can always be certain that the Lord understands
and loves us. There will be nothing to change that.
Sometimes life does get messy and we wonder how to get
it all cleaned up. We may run to this person or that person thinking that they
could help but they either don’t have the time or the energy to help us out. At
that time, the best thing is to surrender everything at the Lord’s feet and
simply wait patiently on Him. Psalms 46:10 says “Be still and know that I
am Lord.” We remember then that all humans are mere mortals and that
they sincerely may not have what it takes to help us in our despair. We too may
not be able to take one more step …it is at that time that He whispers to us to
‘be patient’ and not to give up that easily!
What is Patience ?
“Patience is defined as the capacity to
accept or tolerate delay, problems or suffering without becoming annoyed or
anxious.” It may also be called Longsuffering.
No body likes to wait….be it in traffic, be it in the supermarket queue… We
call someone and roll our eyes wondering why they don’t pick up…. We send
another person an urgent email and wonder when they would reply….we wait for an
appointment that never seems to materialize…we wonder will I lose out on my
blessing if we don’t do something ? A voice cautions us - is it wise to just
allow things slip us by?;especially when it’s a thing we have wanted and have
been waiting for a long time ….all of these situations are really God
ordained delays to teach us PATIENCE- the art of waiting peacefully
no matter what the situation … Friendships could be restored…Relationships
could be saved…Offences could be avoided with a little more patience.
How to develop Patience?
How we develop this patience is by
focusing on none other than the One who is the Alpha and Omega – The One who
knows the Beginning from the End! So, if we have a loving
Heavenly Father who knows what’s going to happen beforehand itself, then why don’t
we just surrender everything into His hand and stop trying to make things
happen in our strength? We could pray,” Lord Do something about my situation ….and
He will see us through…. instead of sharing our frustrations and doubts with
just anyone ,we should share them with the Only One who really cares and who
could really do something about it! Our Loving Heavenly Father! Let’s ask Him
for vision to see things as they really are and the wisdom to do things as He
would do them …. In the meantime, let’s just love Him with all our soul, strength,
mind with all our heart! Luke 10:27 …Hallelujah! He is King of Kings & Lord
of Lords and reigns forever! “He’s a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
“-Heb 11:6
Sharing this song hoping it blesses us all!
https://youtu.be/CR5IoWH9OiI?si=uoNFUcHwB09kTNlB
GOD, I LOOK TO YOU! By Jenn
Johnson, (Bethel Church)
Have a blessed week!
Sparkylaurie
