Patience, with God, is an interesting thing. Waiting for what He has given you to do His good works.
Past tense. You already have it. I already have it.
I’ve been waiting for friends, waiting for the spark, waiting for something. I have more than a friend, she’s in the living room. I have a friends, they’re just a few thousand miles away and a few that are just a few miles away. I have resources in the gifts, talents, skills, and passion He’s given me.
The problem, and this is where I’ve misinterpreted patience, is that I’m lazy. If I truly believe that He’s given me everything I need to do what He’s asked me to do, then I’d better start working at what I know how to do (scheduling my time, reading my bible, attending community events), and watch Him work through it all.
I am looking to change focus, change gears, a little bit of this string of blogs to a more positive light. It hasn’t been negative, perse, but has definitely focused on shortcomings and the lessons I’m learning, which typically have a negative connotation. I am looking to keep a record of what He’s done specific to what we’ve been praying for. If you’d like to participate, you can do so here, which is community driven content to help bring multiple perspectives to any given Sunday’s sermon.
for some reason this blog brought back memories of when we first met, sitting at Wendy’s by Micon CF with a ton of Fellowship people … and talking about how a calendar now saturate with connections, had been sparse and empty just weeks before Rw