JUST WAIT…PATIENTLY!

By: Rickey Danielle

Ok! So I’m sure each of us has experienced some point in our lives where we were a little impatient. Whether that was with a family member, friend, significant other, or just pertaining to a certain situation at home, work, or school. There are certainly times where our patience tends to run slim. And although we may not want to admit it, there are times where we become impatient with God. Sometimes we tend to become impatient with God when it comes to those situations that we have been praying to Him about and asking Him to fix for us or help us to see a bit more clearly, but it seems like things have not changed. However, it is important to realize that sometimes God is just testing our faith. He wants to see how long we can hold on and trust that He will fix it for us like He said He would.

James 1:12 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

So basically this scripture is telling us that if we can PATIENTLY endure testing and temptation, God will give us the crown of life that He has promised us because we love Him. As a result, we must learn how to increase our patience level. We tend to always want an immediate fix to our problems but think about it; if every time we had a problem or got ourselves into sticky situations and God always immediately fixed them for us, then how would we learn to have faith?? How would we learn to trust God?? Besides, sometimes God has to leave us in a situation for a little while so that we might learn from our mistakes and as a result be able to share what we have learned from that situation with our fellow brothers and sisters.

Romans 15:4 The scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.

This scripture basically tells us that as we wait for God’s promises to be fulfilled, He has given us His word (the bible) to keep us encouraged. So whenever you are going through a situation and you are waiting for God to intercede, use His word as motivation to continue waiting patiently. Reading the word of God will remind you of just how AWESOME He is! It will remind you of all His promises and how He is GREATER than any situation that you might be going through. God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we ask and think, but we must exercise our faith and wait patiently for Him to help us. Remember that God is patient with us even when we continually fall short, so we must be patient with Him when we ask for His help. Because He didn’t have to do it BUT He did!!!!! And for that I AM GRATEFUL!! So I challenge you all to be a little more patient with the people around you, the situations that you encounter, and especially with our God! Have faith and know that eventually things will work out!!

Love you all,

Rickey Danielle