Someone once told me not to pray for patience…..I asked why? She said that if I prayed for patience over myself, then God would more than likely give me a test to build my patience! So whoever is praying patience over me PLEASE STOP!!!! : ) I’m just kidding but some days I feel like that….stuck in traffic for an hour, parents coming late after they already told me what time they were suppose to come home, babies throwing up all over my clothes….great way to not want kids right now ; P.
So this season has lasted a while and I have learned, been stretched, and grown with God an incredible amount…..Praise God that He is teaching me and helping me along the way. I am so weak that some days I feel like I am dragging on the floor just to get home.
One time last week I was suppose to meet with a family that was visiting from Winona, MN…..my client was 1/2 an hour late, I was in traffic for an hour, a cop tried to maneuver his way through traffic on the ramp…I got to say goodbye to the family – my thoughts on the way to meeting them. “Man I can’t believe this, it is almost 6 shouldn’t everyone be home” “You know, if I was a really good (but crazy) Christian I would let everyone in front of me, but then I would stay in this spot for ever” EVERYONE IS SOOO BUSY!!!
We had a mission group here this past week – a gentleman painted a painting that half had hundreds of dots (the busy side) / the other half said “Be Still And Know That I Am God” – he said that by observing Seattle, God placed this painting on his heart. IT IS SO TRUE! Not just here but possibly in all of our lives – we are too busy to spend quality time with God, too busy worrying, doubting, being angry, complaining, and/or working to even communicate with God.
YIKES!!! God is constantly asking me to turn to Him on my drives home. To stop listening to music at times, stop complaining start praying, stop being angry but to love…..
What is He speaking to you?
