Actually, I'm doing okay now since I finally had a free morning in which to work on my study, but it's been a packed week. And also I'm finding myself in a strange place of having not much to say--like I need to sit quietly and listen, to turn over in my mind the ideas I'm reading about, maybe to watch and see what's really going on in my life and heart. It seems that God wants me to contemplate more deeply how this patience thing fits or doesn't fit into my world right now.
What about you? What speed bump have you encountered lately in your thoughts? What has God continued to bring back to the front of your mind, as if he wants you to take some time there?
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I have had to digest what we studied this week. I guess I wasn't expecting our "patience" week to be more about forgiving and repentance. God is so patient with us in every way. I liked what Beth wrote..."I am saved because mercy prompted God's patience." Thank you Lord!
Erin
I wasn't expecting our "patience" week to be more about forgiving and repentance.
That surprised me, too, but it makes so much sense to me now. Patience with trying circumstances (which is what I usually think of in relation to patience) is a nice thing to have, but it helps me more than anyone else. Patience that comes from and points to the mercy and forgiveness of God goes beyond me because it reaches out to the people around me with God's forgiving love. It's about people, not just circumstances.
Rachel
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