Are we as Patient
“And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men,
apt to teach, patient,” (2 Timothy 2:24 KJV)
The last time my sister and brother-in-law took me out to eat we passed a church
that had a message on their sign outside the church that really convicted me.
This was the message “Be as patient with others as God is with you”.
I was embarrassed and ashamed of myself when I read that because I am not as
patient with others as God is with me. How about you? Can you honestly say that
you are as patient with others as God is with you?
We especially need to be patient with new Christians. When babies start to
crawl, we don’t expect them to be able to walk the next day, yet we expect new
Christians to be mature in the faith immediately. We forget that we also had to
learn and grow.
I don’t think we fully realize how patient Jesus is with us. He has proved to us
over and over that we can trust Him with our lives and with our families. Yet,
there are times when we act like He isn’t able to take care of us and our
families.
I believe that we hurt Jesus many times because we don’t fully trust Him. We
need to start being as patient with others as our Heavenly Father and Jesus are
with us. If they are patient with us, how dare we not be patient with others?
Heavenly Father, thank You for being patient with us and for loving us even when
we hurt You and fail You. Please help us to be as patient with our families,
with our friends and with all people as You are with us. Amen.
Joanne Lowe
October 16, 2010
joannelowe8@cox.net
www.joanne-ourprecioussaviour.blogspot.com