PATIENCE, PATIENCE, PATIENCE!

” DON’T SAY, ” I will get even for this wrong.” WAIT FOR THE LORD TO HANDLE THE MATTER.” PROVERBS 20:22

As we continue our journey in following the Lord, we must be able and willing to follow his lead and to do as he asks us to do. This is not always easy. As we follow the Lord and go through all of the growing pains, one of the hardest characteristics to follow is that of patience. I don’t know about you, but even when I think I am being patient, I am not. We are spirit beings living within a human world. It is so easy to take on human characteristics as we live in the world. After all, we are surrounded with the world and all its ways. What we are instructed to do is to focus on the Lord and not be deterred from his path. We are not to change our course because of what we see going on around us. Instead, we are to keep our eyes on Jesus and follow his ways. In many cases we are asked to be patient before him and wait upon him. It is not easy to set back and watch all of the evil going on. It makes us feel like we should step in and take charge. Doing this can sometimes lead to disaster in our lives. We are all so blessed to have our Lord right beside us at all times to pick us up and clean up our messes. We need to stay the course. We need to stay in prayer, stay in his Word and meditate upon it. We need to give our God in heaven all of the praise and glory he so richly deserves. If we keep Jesus first in our thoughts and actions each day and we patiently wait upon him to work in our lives, we will become so much stronger for it. Stay strong in Jesus, keep the faith and pray hard! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!