This is definitely not one of my best characteristics. But I can only imagine how much patience God has to have with us! I mean one day we want to fully follow Him with all of our hearts and the next we could care less if we skipped our devos for the day. One of my favorite quotes goes something like this: God doesn’t just give you patience when you ask for it, He gives you “trials” to test your patience and make it stronger. This is something I have to constantly remind myself. Whether it’s driving down the turnpike, working at a waterice stand, or something as simple as playing with my 3-year-old niece. If I want to be more like Christ, than I need to have patience and love for everyone, not just who I want. God tells us clearly in Colossians 3:12 to “…clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and PATIENCE.” Now just because patience is listed last doesn’t make it any less then the other characteristics. They all should be used equally. Everyday.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Day 3: Patience
Today I moved back into my dorm and it feels good to be back. Now I am just waiting for my roommate and suitemate to come tomorrow sometime. I am very excited about this upcoming semester and helping out with the volleyball team. But anyway..back to the point of why I created this blog...
This is definitely not one of my best characteristics. But I can only imagine how much patience God has to have with us! I mean one day we want to fully follow Him with all of our hearts and the next we could care less if we skipped our devos for the day. One of my favorite quotes goes something like this: God doesn’t just give you patience when you ask for it, He gives you “trials” to test your patience and make it stronger. This is something I have to constantly remind myself. Whether it’s driving down the turnpike, working at a waterice stand, or something as simple as playing with my 3-year-old niece. If I want to be more like Christ, than I need to have patience and love for everyone, not just who I want. God tells us clearly in Colossians 3:12 to “…clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and PATIENCE.” Now just because patience is listed last doesn’t make it any less then the other characteristics. They all should be used equally. Everyday.
This is definitely not one of my best characteristics. But I can only imagine how much patience God has to have with us! I mean one day we want to fully follow Him with all of our hearts and the next we could care less if we skipped our devos for the day. One of my favorite quotes goes something like this: God doesn’t just give you patience when you ask for it, He gives you “trials” to test your patience and make it stronger. This is something I have to constantly remind myself. Whether it’s driving down the turnpike, working at a waterice stand, or something as simple as playing with my 3-year-old niece. If I want to be more like Christ, than I need to have patience and love for everyone, not just who I want. God tells us clearly in Colossians 3:12 to “…clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and PATIENCE.” Now just because patience is listed last doesn’t make it any less then the other characteristics. They all should be used equally. Everyday.
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