Patience part 4
I have found, through much trial and error, that a lot of the time things work themselves out. A lot of the time, even though I'm trying to help, I end up hurting the situation. Because a lot of the time I'm not patient enough. I try to do things I ought not be doing and it makes situations a lot worse. I get out of my lane, if I can say it that way. I try to be someone I'm not, or do something I can't, in order to MAKE a situation be a certain way. The thing is, love doesn't demand its (HIS) own way. All throughout the Bible God would tell His people what to do only to watch them do the exact opposite thing. And through our human understanding we would write about that bringing God's wrath. But the thing to remember about the Old Testament of the Bible is that at that time, with those people, the understanding is that God was responsible for EVERYTHING. If it rained it wasn't about cold fronts and air pressure and things of that nature. If it rained it was because God had decided to flip the rain switch. And, listen, I'm not saying God ISN'T that way. I'm simply saying that when He created the earth He set laws of nature in motion. And, yes, He would often use those laws as He saw fit. He stopped the sun in the sky one time. And another time in His earthly body, Jesus calmed a storm. He walked on water. My point is, our actions have consequences, and that doesn't mean God is punishing us. If we mess up a situation, we really shouldn't blame God for how it turned out. Proverbs 16:25 says, "There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." We THINK we're doing something good, but we don't have enough patience to let a story play out. And then we blame everything and everyone under the sun when it DOESN'T turn out the way we think it should. We try so hard to make square pegs fit into round holes sometimes. We even go so far as to try to cut the corners off. Square pegs aren't supposed to fit into round holes. And when you cut corners, or try to take shortcuts, you oftentimes miss out on the journey. I'm telling you, in this never-ending life-long journey that we're on its NOT the destination. Its what we experience on the way. And the BEST way is not the way that seems right unto a man. It's THE Way that IS Jesus Christ. It's THE Way that IS a relationship with our heavenly Father. Because when you know that you are His beloved Son in whom He is well pleased... you will stop trying to please Him. You will stop trying to DO in order to BE and you will start doing BECAUSE you be. And that's when you WILL please Him. No father wants to see his son struggle to be someone he's not. I'm most pleased with Logan when he's just being who he is. When what's in his heart is coming out. Naturally. When he loves out of the love he is loved with. And sometimes that takes patience. Because sometimes we forget who we are. See James 1:23-25. We try so hard to make things be a certain way when that's not the way they were ever supposed to be. We try so hard to be someone we're not when we were created to be who we are. I'm telling you: Learning and growing takes patience. But things work themselves out. The end took place 2,000 years ago. The battle was won. The race was run. And now we are equipped and empowered to enjoy the ride!