I have been praying for patience for as long as I can remember. It is something I struggle with because I am the type of person who wants things to happen on my time and the way that I want them to. Obviously, this does not fly in my relationship with Christ! He is the Creator of my life and its unique plan! I have recently been studying Job and I was having a hard time seeing what I can learn from it because it’s a lot of back and forth between Job and his friends. However, the Lord has revealed to me that I can learn patience from Job.
I am going to summarize a few points from how we can learn patience from Job, and I will attach the article I used here!
We are all faced with hardships in life. Job was faced with more hardships than I could ever think to endure, but he remained faithful throughout it all!
James 5:10-11 states, “Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.”
The reasoning behind Job facing all of this pain was because of his faith in God. Throughout all of these trials, he still remained faithful and patient that the Lord would deliver him. This is the kind of patience that I strive to have because I know the Lord will deliver me from any and every situation.
In my current season of life, I have been struggling to find purpose. What does God want me to do? How can I move on to the next stage of life? When is this next big thing going to happen? In my head I am screaming, “I’M READY GOD, LET’S MOVE ON!” Spoiler: I haven’t moved onto my next season because it is not the right time. The only right time is the Lord’s time, and I am striving to be patient and wait for Him to work things out the way they should be. I feel like over the years, my patience has indeed grown, mostly because of the persistent prayer, not just from me, but my friends as well!
I am so thankful to have found Christian community in college! I am surrounded by prayer warriors who are actively praying for my patience. Recently, I have felt the need to speed things up in my life. I keep wondering why I am just waiting in this season and what I am supposed to learn from it.
What I have gathered from my prayer time is that all my past trials of patience have been leading me to this season of life! The Lord has divinely guided me to this moment, and it is a time where I need to be patient and trusting of His plan. Patience continues to be something that I struggle with in everyday life. For example: someone was walking in the MIDDLE of the sidewalk (when I think they should be walking on the right side because it’s like a road, duh!) and I immediately thought to myself that they should get out of my way. Immediately after that, I felt conviction from the Holy Spirit telling me that I need to be patient with that person. Maybe they had an emergency they needed to get to and walking on the right side of the sidewalk was not their top priority.
I am still learning how to be patient, but it is something that I hope I one day can master. Patience is mentioned nearly 70 times in the Bible, and that means that it is something that we need to work on! I have learned to see the beauty in waiting! I am at a point where the majority of my time is spent either studying or doing nothing. God is showing me to find beauty in the mundane and be patient on His timing. “When the time is right, I, the Lord, will make it happen.” Isaiah 60:22
I have found peace in the verse I usually end with on my blog posts: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
There is no doubt that we all have faced and will face hardships in life. We just have to be patient and have faith that God will work things out on His time! There is peace in knowing that the Lord is constantly working in and through you—you just have to open your eyes to see it!
This week I encourage you all to practice patience! Don’t worry, I will too. I hope you all have a fantastic week, and I’ll see you next Monday!
Boy do I need this too, Lysie! We have to let go and let God! He’s in control, not us! I pray for you and Matthew daily to find your purpose and to find your path that God has so perfectly laid out for you. I’m thankful to walk this season with y’all. It’s exciting and faith building. Not everyday is easy but the hope is worth the trip! Love you!!
proud of you! this is so big! praying for patience with you still! 🩵😚