PATIENCE is defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “the capacity or habit of being patient.” The definition of patient is “bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint. It is the manifesting forbearance under provocation or strain. Not hasty or impetuous.” We teach our kids to be patient. We desire to be patient in bumper to bumper traffic. But, how many of us are really patient with ourselves and with God in what He is unfolding in our lives? I imagine God in the heavenly realms with the keys to time. He has a time for everything. Many times we tap our feet and expect instant solutions and God to come running when we pray for help. But God doesn’t work like that...
In Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 it is written, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven; a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill; and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing. What’s going on in your life today that you are tapping your feet at? Perhaps four years ago is was time to wait and work and now is the time to enjoy the fruit. The key is spending time with your maker and really listening in to hear what time it is...
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT:
Are you accepting the Lord’s clock?
May I pray? Father, forgive us for being so impatient with you, ourselves, and others! You know what is going on with us...every detail. Help us to be sensitive to your promptings and to recognize the things you try to tell us. More importantly, help each one of us to accept your time with grace and courage! Thank you for your perfect time. In Jesus name, Amen.
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