Be Patient!
We are getting ready to travel to Indiana on vacation.
We are going to take our Seadoos with us and have been watching the weather for a good day to take them out and make sure they are ready.
We have been watching the weather for over two weeks for a good day to take them out!
One thing that my wife and I have never been, is a last-minute procrastinator.
Tammy has been making a list of items that we have to take for over two weeks and some of that is already in the trunk!
Have you ever had your patience tested?
That reminds me of a story about a fella that walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked him what he had.
He said, "Shingles."
So, she took down his name, address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat.
Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aide came out and asked him what he had. He said, "Shingles."
So, she took down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told him to wait in the examining room.
A half-hour later a nurse came in and asked him what he had. He said, "Shingles."
So, she gave him a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, told him to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor.
An hour later the doctor came in and asked him what he had.
He said, "Shingles."
The doctor said, "Where?"
He said, "Outside in the truck. Where do you want them?"
Now, that is patience! (Kind of a stupid too but you get the idea.)
Today makes less than a week before we will be leaving for Indiana and we still haven’t been able to take the “twins” (Two Seadoos) out to make sure they are ready!
The last thing I want to do is be over a thousand miles from home to find out there was something I needed to do to have them ready for the lake in Indiana!
Now, the plan is to watch the radar and head out when it looks like we have a two to three hour break in the weather!
I ask you again, has your patience ever been tested?
Life is full of situations that test our patience. How about traffic?
How about waiting at long traffic lights?
How about waiting in a doctor’s office or a dentist office for hours?
How about waiting in line to checked out on a busy day in the grocery store? It always seems that we get in the wrong line, doesn’t it?
Life itself tests our patience.
Don’t you get tired of being tired?
Don’t you get tired of this world?
Don’t you get upset and angry at all the horrendous crimes that take place in our world and in America?
Don’t you wish these things could come to an end?
Don’t you wish at times that the Lord would come back and call an end to this sin-filled world?
And do you know what is the last prayer recorded in the Bible?
Revelation 22:20 “He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.”
Can you pray that prayer and mean it?
I have often felt that way, but God knows best and does best.
And apparently, the only reason He has not sent Jesus back yet is because He is patiently waiting for more people to come to Christ and be saved.
HE IS PATIENT BUT WE ARE NOT!
And doesn’t His patience tell us something about life?
It tells me once again there is more to life than this life and God will set all things straight, He will correct all errors, He will make everything right in the next life.
We may suffer for a season but there is a greater and better and longer season coming!
Amen?
James 5:7-11 (NIV) (7) Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. (8) You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. (9) Don’t grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door! (10) Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. (11) As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
So, Remember Job. If we remember Job, how can we say anything negative or talk about how much we suffer in this world?
Amen?
May you have a blessed day indeed!
Comments
Amen. But I don't think about patience much except for our kids salvation. I think about preperation more.
Amen