Good morning everyone,

1 Thessalonians 5:14-And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.

One of the most consistent tests of our faith is living a life full of patience. Day in and day out trying to exemplify a heart and mind that does not demand other people be error-free and as thoughtful as we are is difficult. As arrogant as that sounds, that is exactly our hearts when we lose patience with people in our lives. Yet I wonder if we were more consistently centered on Jesus, how much would we allow our impatience to say and do things we eventually regret?

I know when I lose focus on Jesus, everyone’s flaws besides my own are magnified! So here I am angry that my six-year old doesn’t have the wisdom to do what I would do, now that I have had 29 years to perfect being 6yrs old again…. silly right?! I’ve also observed woman berate their husbands because they don’t think like a woman, when they have had all their lives to know how a woman thinks! Impatience breeds frustration in us because we so want to control everything, we so want people to understand that life would be easier if they would just do what they are supposed to for us….impatient!

In trying to be a "god" we must mentally replace the True and only God in Jesus Christ. It is impossible to truly acknowledge the reality that Christ has died for the sins I committed, even last night, yet turn around and be blindly impatient with other people’s flaws, even people I don’t know at all! Constant impatience is always an indicator of a heart that neglects the gospel and Christ perfect patience towards us. Repent of impatience and give people the reality of a relationship with Jesus.

In His Love, Ld