I have been waiting on God for something. But at same time guess
what I have been doing? Complaining and complaining with absolute discontentment
towards life and sometimes God. Almost like making a fuss and throwing a tantrum
– at whom? God? I have got to be serious!!!.
Then the Lord showed me something about complaining and how
the children of Israel sealed their fate because of complaining.
When we complain, we are kind of telling God…
- God you need to treat me better than this
- You need to be fair to me
- I am more special and better than others ….and the list goes on.
Well, to be honest, this is still an area of disobedience that
I am asking God to help me work on. COMPLAINING. Followed by WORRYING….and many
more.
Back to patience.
When it comes to my dear Ethan, Tana and Kendi. Waiting can
be a serious issue. They want to have it and have it now and also within their terms
and conditions. Well, and you think I am better than that?
There are times I am 5 seconds away from giving them what
they sometimes want and within those seconds their attitude is pathetic. Yes they
are waiting but they are driving me crazy as they wait!
Well, that’s me sometimes!
I am waiting on God but somewhere along the waiting – my attitude is pathetic.
A few weeks ago I felt like God was saying to me, we need to work on
your attitude as you wait! I am asking God for help on that.
So…train your children not only to wait, but to wait with
the right attitude. Otherwise, they will still have to deal with it…like I AM.
I must apologize for smiling so big as I read this lesson for both adults and children. It is just so much like me. "Lord, give me patience. Right now!" We do that even though He has told us to wait:
ReplyDeleteWait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. (Psalms 27:14 KJV)
David said it well, but our Lord gave His truth:
In your patience possess ye your souls. (Luke 21:19 KJV)
Now I go to practice what I've learned. I'm not too good at it yet.