The Lord is teaching me a lot about patience lately…
Honestly, I have always been a very patient person, but I truly have been realizing how much I have to learn.
I was a camp counselor at Camp Greystone (an all girls' Christian camp in the NC mountains) this past week. And wow, was it so much fun! I cannot tell you how much fun I had with the 10 sweet first grade girls to whom I had the privalege of temporarily being "mom." BUT, it was so challenging in many ways as well…my buttons were pressed in ways I have never experienced before! I have always been a pretty laid back, chill person, and do not easily get uptight or stressed out. But it happened this last week, and it was strange for me! I actually had to make myself stop and take some deep breaths a few times to not let my emotion enter my instruction/discipline. I was majorly stretched, and really a slightly crazy bunch of girls! Now, it was not all like this, a lot of the time was so wonderful. I overall was SO BLESSED!…The Lord obviously was teaching me some things through it all though. And now that the week is over, as I am processing and thinking back, it is very clear that patience was one of the overshadowing elements on His mind.
I truly believe I am at a major turning point of my life. God is moving in my heart and is preparing me to move into action in a bigger way than ever before! He is truly beginning to bring to life the calling He has placed on me. The enemy is fully aware of that as well…and he would love nothing more than for me to get psyched out by everything and grow impatient with the Lord.
But I will not, and I choose to put on patience, as well as other qualities that we are all to put on!
In Colossians 3:12-15, Paul speaks of these things:
"Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful."
I am so excited and anticipant of what God has in store for the January-November 2013! BUT, I am also anticipant of what He has for today, tomorrow, and next week. He places us where He has us for a reason, and who are we to grow anxious to move on from His purposed place? He knows what is best, and what is going to bring Him the glory!
Glory to you, Lord Jesus, all that I am is Yours 🙂
