Better things come when you're willing to step out of the self-centered box of time we place on things....

Ever took a moment to sit back and just relax- let things happen on their own time, without forcing a block of time around things? Really think about it- when was the last time you let life take its own course in its own time? The problem with this world at this point, is that we all want what we want NOW at the specific time. We aren’t the kind of people who like to wait at all whether it’s in line at the grocery store, a detour on a road, waiting for our computers to boot up, something in a relationship etc. We are a generation of people who only care about instant gratification. It’s quite sad and pathetic if we really stop for a moment to look at how true this really is.

                                    Galatians 5:22-23

“But    the    fruit     of     the   Spirit    is

love,                    joy,                     peace,

patience,          kindness,          goodness,

faithfulness, gentleness  and self- control

It is even mentioned in the Bible how important patience is. We as Christians need to make this a part of who we are in order to stand out- be different. We’re so busy trying to blend in with the rest of the world when God wants the opposite. He wants us to portray these traits, and live our lives in representation of Jesus.

One of the ways God has been teaching me patience lately is through the building of a relationship with someone in my life. We all know how it goes- we want things to happen and work out in the blink of an eye or if say a response by someone isn’t received by a particular time according to us- we get frustrated, we lose hope, we lose faith, we assume the incorrect things. All of those are wrong.  One reason is because at that point we have let the devil win-we’ve let doubt hover in our minds-most of all we’ve given up faith in God in the situation. Too many times we forget He has control, and that we also need to give everything up to Him. He knows exactly what He is doing, so why can’t we just accept that? I’ve let these things entrap my mind, get myself slightly down but then I pray about it. & let it be known how true it is that prayer is one of THE most POWERFUL things!! God has been so patient with me, and He sees that I need re-assurance at times. Not once has he let me down. Time and time again lately, he has answered my prayers by showing me to have patience, and in HIS time things will unfold according to His plan.

I challenge you to look at yourself and depict at least one aspect/situation where you’re impatient then work towards changing that. Being patient in one area of our lives helps us to be patient in all other areas.