My last post was about being patient. That seems to be the trend of our lives lately….soooo here I am STILL TRYING TO BE PATIENT!
I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason. I believe that God knows what is best for each of us. He has a plan for us. I also believe that life isn't just guided by a two option point in the road. Now don't get me wrong, there are definitely paths that are totally wrong, but I also believe that there are several right paths. I believe that all of those different "right" paths are God designed. He created us. He gave us free will. He allows choice. Sometimes the choices we have in life remind me of those books we read as kids that allowed you to choose how a story would go by reading to the end of a page, then choosing one of two options. Option A turn to page 27…Option B turn to page 30. Do you remember those?
Well although we always have options, it seems that those options lead to more options. As you reach the end of each option's page or section, you then have two more options. All of these require PATIENCE! You may be wondering why does that require patience? It requires patience because no one said you would know immediately if you should choose option A or option B. So then you have to wait….pray…think…wait…pray…stress (but try not to), wait, pray some more, think some more, and WAIT some more. You are waiting for confirmation, waiting for approval, waiting for inner peace, waiting for the payment to clear, waiting for the phone to ring, waiting for the check in the mail, waiting…..etc…
That patience is tested by all kinds of outside forces. It is a battle that wears on both your mental state as well as your emotions. Again God has a plan…not our will but His! The tricky part is knowing when to stop trying to open doors and windows that God keeps shutting…..
I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason. I believe that God knows what is best for each of us. He has a plan for us. I also believe that life isn't just guided by a two option point in the road. Now don't get me wrong, there are definitely paths that are totally wrong, but I also believe that there are several right paths. I believe that all of those different "right" paths are God designed. He created us. He gave us free will. He allows choice. Sometimes the choices we have in life remind me of those books we read as kids that allowed you to choose how a story would go by reading to the end of a page, then choosing one of two options. Option A turn to page 27…Option B turn to page 30. Do you remember those?Well although we always have options, it seems that those options lead to more options. As you reach the end of each option's page or section, you then have two more options. All of these require PATIENCE! You may be wondering why does that require patience? It requires patience because no one said you would know immediately if you should choose option A or option B. So then you have to wait….pray…think…wait…pray…stress (but try not to), wait, pray some more, think some more, and WAIT some more. You are waiting for confirmation, waiting for approval, waiting for inner peace, waiting for the payment to clear, waiting for the phone to ring, waiting for the check in the mail, waiting…..etc…
That patience is tested by all kinds of outside forces. It is a battle that wears on both your mental state as well as your emotions. Again God has a plan…not our will but His! The tricky part is knowing when to stop trying to open doors and windows that God keeps shutting…..
