Patience is not just the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting.
Are we fearfully concerned? Are we anxious? Do we get agitated?
It is not unnatural for us to become any or all of the above when what we perceive as a plan for ourselves does not fructify.
By this do we expect God to change His plan for us just so we do not get agitated and panicked?
God is unchanging as we know, so no, God will not change His plan for us. It is upto us either to accept His authority and will or rebel with our attitude and behaviour. Our fear of acceptance and change overcomes our shallow beliefs.
But fear not. We have help.
Yesterday Pastor Rajiv talked about the Holy Spirit being our prayer partner, but he also made a very important point: in addition to everything else, the Holy Spirit can also help us to understand Gods will and accept it.
Some time back one of our readers shared that he was very scared of an early death because his wife and children were not settled and he had not yet made provisions for them. He used to panic at the thought. Till he realized his wife and children were not only his but Gods family as well and God would look after them.
This is how the Holy Spirit helps us -
To understand Gods will, to trust Gods will and to accept Gods will. If we do that, we not only wait but we wait calmly for it to unfold.
That is Christian Patience.
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