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How's Your Patience? - 9/2/2008 5:38:49 PM
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PopsiLufsJesus
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I'm not a very patient person. Recently, I've been trying to get answers from God and because of the lack thereof of responses I began to get angry. You and I know that getting angry gets you know where fast. My best friend kept telling me, "there is beauty in the waiting." And of course being upset I just rolled my eyes and had to believe she was wrong knowing all along that she was ABSOLUTELY right.
I woke up around ten this morning. Went outside to enjoy the outdoors for a while. Sometimes I like to just sit there and think in the morning. This morning there were two lovely, yellow butterflies flying around and they reminded me of one of the stories that the Pastor had told us at church recently. Not only that, but they also taught me something about myself.
At the beginning of this summer I tried and tried to catch a butterfly. Whenever I was outside and I saw one of them I was after it like it was nobodies business and nobody should get in my way. I will even admit that I prayed that I would be able to catch a butterfly. I would pray for it over and over again and it didn't happen. My prayer and my tries seemed unfruitful. All of this effort to catch a butterfly and it wasn't happening so I stopped trying. Sometime shortly after I had stopped trying my friend and I were sitting on the porch talking and then a butterfly came and landed on my lap. It was so satisfying! I was more than HAPPY.
In that situation I had to wait, but when what I wanted happened and I didn't even have to catch it--it was PERFECT!
Let me tell you the story my Pastor told us about butterflies. He said that one time he snipped the end of a butterfly cocoon and the butterfly came out, but that the butterflies wing was deformed. It was deformed because it was not yet ready to come out of the cocoon. That there was beauty in the struggle, in the waiting, that went on while the butterfly was in the cocoon and that ending the struggle too soon caused the deformation. If he had left the butterfly it would have been able to come out on it's own and it would have been beautiful, perfect, and ready to spread it's wings and fly.
I'm learning that there is purpose in the process. That waiting although frustrating sometimes, especially when I am struggling, brings growth in me and maybe not even growth that I recognize right away, but it does happen. Sometimes I have to wait in my struggle and sometimes I have to wait when I am not struggling.
The butterfly was pleasing to my eyes and many things are pleasing to my eyes. There are many things I want in Christ, but until I am ready for them. Until, like that butterfly, I've gone through the waiting process, it is probably better that I not have them because then like that butterfly who was deformed; there would be some deformity. There is PERFECTION in patience.
James 1:2-4
"My Brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials. Knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing."
What does your patience look like?
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/2/2008 6:12:23 PM
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Thessa
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I have NO patience. lol
I usually want things to be done yesterday.
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/2/2008 7:08:17 PM
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Liveloved
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so I stopped trying.
This is what 'rest' is all about. We need to stop trying and just let Jesus live His life in us. The Israelites never entered into His rest because they were always busy doing. Oh, to be still and let God be God. . .
Bless you!  LL
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/2/2008 7:54:53 PM
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Liveloved
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Well, this is true, but we have to live active faiths...
But when did you 'catch' the butterfly? This is God's point.
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/2/2008 9:01:21 PM
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Liveloved
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I guess I was thinking about that earlier too. I just didn't know how to put it into words.
You did a beautiful job of putting it into words. And my thoughts were meant to be affirming and confirming to you. Bless you! LL
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/2/2008 10:55:19 PM
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sunshine4God
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I too am a very impatient person but am working on it,and already notice my patience is growing.
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/2/2008 11:05:27 PM
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Neeva_Candida
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AAAIIIGGGHHHH!!!!!
IT'S FINE! NOW WOULD YOU PLEASE STOP ASKING?!
~Neeva
p.s. Just kidding.
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/3/2008 12:07:28 AM
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MrFribbles
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I would read your post, but it would take me too long! I need to get things done faster!
Sorry, I kid, I kid. Nice post. : )
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/3/2008 12:58:03 AM
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Thessa
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ORIGINAL: PopsiLufsJesus
I have patience with people.
But my patience with God and the things of God is exactly what you said. I want it yesterday.
Thats the total opposite of me. lol
I have no patience with people, but with God i have very good patience. I know everything is according to Gods will.
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/3/2008 1:08:52 AM
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Preludeian
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On a scale of 1 to 10 on patience with 1 being VERY IMPATIENT and 10 being VERY I'd say I'm a 9. The way my life has worked I had to accept things and wait for the blossom to bud.
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/3/2008 2:41:52 AM
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Thessa
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I'm glad thessa. Maybe you could teach me about patience with God and I could teach you how to hide from people? Uh oh, I mean to have patience with people.
lol!
Thats a good idea!!!
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/3/2008 4:49:57 AM
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Remie_theidstud
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Thank you very much for this post!
I read this verse today then 2 hours later I found out my transmission on my vehicle was shot. All I could say was "Praise God...James said there'd be days like this."
God Bless. Please keep me in your prayers as I have some important missions coming up. And know that you are in mine.
Love in Christ,
God Bless,
Truly.
Remie
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/3/2008 9:39:24 AM
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thiricy
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I usually have patience with people, but with God's its about wanting it right now. As I grow in my faith I learn the waiting is all the more sweet when that thing arrives.
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/3/2008 10:19:21 AM
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TorchHeart
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I'm extremely impatient at times. With people, it's not always so bad, though my expectations sometimes get a little unreasonable. Its worse with God. Since we know He can do anything when He wants, I find it very difficult to wait for God to do things on HIS time and in HIS way. I feel He's let my trust down, though, on a few occations. And that might have something to do with it, too.
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RE: How's Your Patience? - 9/3/2008 10:31:11 AM
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conrack50
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My patience has become a valuable gift from God.
I am now right at 60(no biggie for me) but the patience I've acquired with God's help leaves me in awe everyday.
Now I let God choose the battles, instead of me.
With Him, nothing is impossible!
Connie Lou
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