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Text: Romans 12:12
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day 6
Patience. This is what God is trying so hard to teach me right now.
The one thing in the back of my mind seems to be "When will my life start?" I want to be married, I want a house, I want kids, I want my "life" to start.
The devotional says "patience is waiting without complaining." I have not been patient. I have been waiting on these things, but I have not been patient.
Lord please show me what it's like to be patient. Please help me to hold onto the hope of these good things you have in store for me and to give all my worries to you!
Thanks so much Jennie and Kim. It can be hard to wait. I have just bookmarked Galatians 6:9.
Rejoice in hope! Wow, this hit me like a ton of bricks and couldn’t have come at a better time. I just found out that I have to have a fertility test done that sounds pretty uncomfortable. If that’s normal then I have to try Clomid to help my husband and I conceive a child. Rejoice in the hope that things are normal, be patient to let God’s plan work for us, and be faithful in my prayers to Him that things work out as He plans and I have the courage to accept it.
Lisa my dear friend is going through the same thing. I can't imagine what a struggle this is for you ladies. Praying for you and your family!
I'm praying for you Lisa! That must be SO hard waiting for EVERYTHING to fall into place! This verse came to mind while praying for you:
Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Don't give up on God & His PERFECT timing! Now..I too am struggling with timing. My husband has been interviewing for a much needed job for probably 2 months now! He just finished his 5th interview on Friday & we are now waiting to hear if he got the job. I know it is in God's hands, but my human side keeps wanting to to worry about it!
Day 6 was a great reminder to me. "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." I am all to often forgetting to be joyful in every aspect of my life. I never seem to look at the real reason things are happening and never rejoice in the bad stuff. But you know what, reflecting tonight, it all makes sense and there is always a method to His work and I have found the silver lining in the things were I thought there wasn't one.
day #6 really got me! so much so that i had to blog about it. i'm loving the study so far. my husband is joining me this time and he made a comment about how each day is building off of the previous day. it's been great for us to really dig deep into our hearts as we seek Christ more passionately!
Joining in today for the first time….couldn't have been at a more opportune moment. In the midst of some "suffering and tribulation" (amplified version) right now. Learning to be "steadfast and patient…constant in prayer" … It is hard when what you see and what you feel gives little hope. Seeking to hold tight to all that I know to be Truth.
I hear you there, kind of did the same thing for me to.
'Patience is waiting without complaining' cuts like a knife for THIS impatient girl! Ouch …
I love how the message puts it, be cheerful NO MATTER WHAT and to thank God no matter what. Wow, that is so much easier said than done. I think it is something we have to remind ourselves to constantly do.
This came at the perfect time for me too! Isn’t it great to know how many others are going through something similar to you… Especially when Satan has made you feel like you’re all alone and no one understands.
Could this have come at a more.. well let's just say, fitting time? I am consistently house hunting, and throughout my searches I'm trying to be patient and not get ahead of God. But I'm struggling with what does patience mean to God? My human nature does not want to admit that I am complaining or acting on impulse and selfish desires, it wants to believe that I am hopeful and "going after it", and "getting things done", while trusting that God will provide for my needs and desires. Confused with where God want to take me in this… #messybeautiful
Kristina I feel for you. My husband and i are house hunting even though we won't be moving for some time. I keep wanting the big move to hurry up and get here. I keep having to remind myself that God's plan and His timing are far more well laid out than ours!
Chip, girlfriend, I am asking the Spirit to help me with the same thing. I have developed a tendency to complain when people don't do what I expect and "deserve". I need to be patient in affliction and be grateful for all I have.
Enduring in suffering…hah. That one sure hits home! I'm definitely not too great at "waiting without complaining"–I prefer to air my suffering grievances loud and clear! But I love the idea of asking what I can learn in those periods…it's a much-needed wake-up call.
I think sometimes I make praying more complicated than is. Prayer is simply talking with God. I do take time to notice God's nature and thank him for it. Rejoice always, that is really hard to do, especially when circumstances don't make you feel very joyful.
"Rejoice in hope!" Sometimes I get bogged down in the day to day work, budget, dinner and I forget that ultimately we have so much hope and freedom in Jesus! We wake up every morning with a brand new day even if the budget is still in the red, dinner wasn't so good last night and the leftovers await! God has been teaching me through this study and several other books that the only way to truly be content is to be thankful for each little thing… that includes trials. But what better way to look at trials than through eyes of hope– GOD IS MAKING EVERYTHING NEW!
Happy Tuesday!
I'm seeing a pattern here. Is constancy one of the keys to living fulfilled and successfully? Hmm…