Dear Friend:
“If someone prays for patience, do you think God gives them patience,
or does He give them the opportunity to find patience?” That’s a line
from the movie, Evan Almighty. I feel like the wife in that
movie at times. When life gets uncomfortable, I can become controlling
and perfectionistic to a fault. Sometimes I don’t see eye to eye with my
spouse, one of my children or a co-worker. When I realize that they
aren’t going to respond the way I want them to, frustration wells up in
me. Fortunately, I’m not always this uptight. This usually only occurs
when life is moving too fast and I have a lot on my plate. I want peace, and I want it now! Why can’t everyone just cooperate with me?
Do you ever feel like that? Do you catch yourself asking the same question?
The Bible teaches us to “glory in our sufferings, because we know
that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and
character, hope” (Romans 5:3-4 NIV).
This reminds me of the saying, “God cares more about our character
than our comfort.” We are all on a path full of trials. Those trials
sometimes lead us to a fork in the road where we can either choose to
make a stink, insisting on our own way, or we can adjust our
expectations and pray about the next step. From there we can walk in
God’s way and maybe, just like the ending of Evan Almighty, we can celebrate by doing… the happy dance!
PRAYER: God, what do You want me to do? How should I react? Guide me
and help me with Your wisdom so that I can truly celebrate as I walk in
Your way. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen
I am a recycler. Anything God teaches me has never been wasted it has always been recycled for God's glory.
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