Celebrate Your Seasons by Filippi Gabriella D.;

Author:Filippi, Gabriella D.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Published: 2011-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.”

Colossians 3:12

Patience is not a New Age phenomenon. The poet Ovid enlightened us on this topic over two thousand years ago. Although Ovid didn’t wait in a coffee shop line for his double mocha latte, he did realize that patience tests stamina and staying power and that all arrives in its time.

We spend a great deal of our lives waiting. We wait in traffic, we wait in checkout lines, we wait for checks to arrive, and, we wait for answers. The act of hanging in there, whether for an hour, a year, a decade, or much longer requires that we recalibrate our viewpoint to one that feeds patience.

When challenges try patience, refinement has an opportunity to chisel away at our souls. Waiting tests resilience for many of us who want things to work out on our time schedule and we become frustrated when they don’t. Tests strengthen patience. Patience builds composure. Then, when composed we find the place of quiet contemplation, turning inward, channeling upward, asking God to guide our thoughts, words, and deeds. Patience allows for true answers rather than the ones we rush into, only to regret later. Events arrive at their appointed times, and not on our clock. There truly is a time for everything and nothing will show up too late.

From love comes a myriad of blessings. Patience is one of those gifts. Was your patience recently tested? How did you stay serene and composed? How can you shift your perspective to maintain patience when necessary?

“Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.”

Ovid

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