Patience Pays Off
Have you ever stood in a grocery line, tapping your foot and feeling impatient because the clerk was taking too long, or there were too many people ahead of you? I’m sure there are times when everyone feels impatient–to get a job done faster, to move quicker in the grocery line, or to wait for an answer to prayer.
Having recently returned from a trip to Ohio, I found myself thinking about the patience I saw in some of my Amish friends while we were there. I believe their patient attitudes come from being taught at an early age that we can’t always have what we want when we want it. We must learn to wait for certain things, and waiting patiently makes the wait easier.
I am reminded of a little poem I wrote for my devotional, A Celebration of the Simple Life, entitled, “A Patient Attitude: The nature of a flower is to wait patiently for spring.” Flowers don’t worry or complain about every little thing. The nature of a flower is an example to all. When wind and rain threaten, a flower stands straight and tall. Let the flowers be your example for having a patient attitude. For when you face each day with patience, you’ll be in a better mood.
Is there something you’ve been praying about and not yet received an answer? What are some things you can do as you wait patiently for answers from the Lord? Hebrews 10:36 says, “For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.”
Beautifully spoken! I think while we are all waiting for our prayers to be answered we can make sure that we don’t complain too much. I always say there is always someone else who probably has a bigger problem to deal than I do.
What a brilliant post!
I can totally relate to the feeling of impatience at times.
What a great line in your poem “For when you face each day with patience, you’ll be in a better mood.” It is very truthful. I am going to work to make this a part of my day. Slow down and smell the roses as they say!
Thanks for sharing Wanda! You truly are an amazing person!
Patience is a virtue. I do believe it is something that one must learn at an early age . Although, my mother tried to teach me this…I also think it is something within one’s spirit….that is nurtured and grows…like the spring flowers. And with Faith and prayer will it be nurtured. I try to be patient, but I have to admit, I am not always successful. I pray about it and ask God’s guidance daily to help me in this area. The Amish do have it right. I am in awe of the patience of their spirit and their soul.
I am learning something called “more patience” always learning how as a believer. This patience also goes along with my broken ankle and broken nose to wait upon the Lord for his time.
I love your poem, Wanda. What helps me nurture patience in that grocery line (or elsewhere) is to remember the abundance in my life, all the answers that have come from finding a parking space just when I needed it to my husband’s health improving. That practice reminds me that God is always faithful in his time.
While patience is a virtue, I still need to learn to be patient about finding a new job. I am thankful for my job now but I need to find one that I will be happy with. I am still waiting and praying that one will come very soon. I know God has plans.
I trying to sale my home so we can move back to Ohio to be near my mom (she in a nursing home and is 96 and she is starting to forget alot of thing)I had our house on the market for a wild but havn’t got a bit as of yet,That what I pray for,Thank for listing to me,Wanda