"Dear God - I really didn't pray for patience..."
If you're like me, maybe you've thought or actually prayed this at some point or another. :) I honestly don't love dealing with difficult people or situations. I don't love waiting for an answer to prayer. I don't love seeing people I love sick or hurting.
But maybe I should learn to love these moments...as weird as that sounds. Here's what today's passage said:
Consider it a sheer gift, friends,
when tests and challenges
come at you from all sides.
You know that under pressure,
your faith-life is forced into the open
and shows its true colors.
So don't try to get out of anything prematurely.
Let it do its work so
you become mature and well-developed,
not deficient in any way.
If you don't know what you're doing,
pray to the Father.
He loves to help.
You'll get his help,
and won't be condescended to when you ask for it.
Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought.
Challenges themselves can be awful. BUT it is an AMAZING feeling to know that God is with you in the midst of your challenge. He LOVES to help you and offer direction.
And it's pretty incredible to overcome a challenge--to see what, with God's help, can happen. That's a total adrenaline rush! But it's only a gift we receive because of...you guessed it...a challenge.
Tomorrow: 1 Peter
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