Those of you who have been following my writing lately may have noticed
that I am saying, posting, and writing a lot about patience. That is
because I am running out of it. Usually I don't have an end to my
patience, but lately we have been forced to deal with a lot of
problems. None of them are very big, but when there are several per
day, every day, for weeks and months, it starts to affect you. So, that
led me to a larger understanding of exactly why my patience is wearing
out. It is because of a lack of peace.
Even though you may be a
Christian, the devil can work on you and cause you to constantly be
fighting, running, and working to keep him at arm's length. This is
tiresome. Add to that the everyday problems of life such as flat tires,
broken dishwashers, rotting door jambs, car trouble, broken toilets,
etc., it is easy to quit seeking peace. This is dangerous.
Peace
will not come find you. It's quite the opposite. Peace is elusive.
You have to search for it and, often, you have to MAKE it happen. That
is something I haven't been doing recently.
When the problems
pile up, how do you deal with them? Lately, at least for me, it seems
that I haven't been dealing with them very well. I have failed to MAKE
my own peace and instead have let outside problems affect my attitude.
Php 4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
Php
4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every
where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be
hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Php 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Wise words that I need to listen to more.
that I am saying, posting, and writing a lot about patience. That is
because I am running out of it. Usually I don't have an end to my
patience, but lately we have been forced to deal with a lot of
problems. None of them are very big, but when there are several per
day, every day, for weeks and months, it starts to affect you. So, that
led me to a larger understanding of exactly why my patience is wearing
out. It is because of a lack of peace.
Even though you may be a
Christian, the devil can work on you and cause you to constantly be
fighting, running, and working to keep him at arm's length. This is
tiresome. Add to that the everyday problems of life such as flat tires,
broken dishwashers, rotting door jambs, car trouble, broken toilets,
etc., it is easy to quit seeking peace. This is dangerous.
Peace
will not come find you. It's quite the opposite. Peace is elusive.
You have to search for it and, often, you have to MAKE it happen. That
is something I haven't been doing recently.
When the problems
pile up, how do you deal with them? Lately, at least for me, it seems
that I haven't been dealing with them very well. I have failed to MAKE
my own peace and instead have let outside problems affect my attitude.
Php 4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
Php
4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every
where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be
hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Php 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Wise words that I need to listen to more.
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