But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Romans 8:25
“I have patience, I have patience, I have patience.” This is what I should’ve been repeating when it came time for me to make supper. I’m not terrible at it. I’m not great either, and I’ve been known to do some things that may have created a little smoke. It’s a little terrifying when the smoke detector goes off and nobody moves. The dog is even immune to it!
Why is it that there’s no passion in me to cook? I know people who’d do anything to get in a kitchen! I even know someone that just wanted to get in the kitchen and cook dinner on her roughest day when her husband offered to take her out to eat. What? That’s not normal…for me.
I know God made us all different and that’s what makes each one of us special, but my family still needs to eat! Couldn’t I have been born with at least more of a tolerance for it? I had an amazing person in my life that taught me quite a bit about cooking. She was so patient and kind teaching me how to make some delicious food. The thing is, my family usually likes what I cook, but I’d rather be doing something else!
Too often I can be heard grumbling and moaning, and all too often burning myself. Doesn’t this tell you it’s dangerous for my physical well being? Well, God hasn’t found it necessary to provide me with a chef YET, so I guess I’ll just have to find the positive in it and pray for my safety. I’ll start practicing my patience in the kitchen because like they say, “Use it before you lose it!”
The character trait for today is Patience-accepting a difficult situation without giving a deadline to remove it (definition from characterfirst.com).
What area in your life do you need to practice patience? I challenge you to give it to God and wait for His timing. I suggest you practice saying, “I have patience, I have patience, I have patience.” You might actually get patience! I hear that it’s like a muscle, it doesn’t get stronger unless you use it.
Set a goal that will keep your patience in check. My pup picks up on every little bit of energy that comes from me. As soon as my voice raises even the slightest bit, he’s taking off for his crate. My goal is to not have the pup run into his crate because my lack of patience 5 out of 7 days a week. He’s sensitive, but I’m succeeding! He hasn’t very often felt the need to get out of Dodge. The couple times he started heading that way, I had to immediately get my patience back. That goofy pup knows and will turn right around! If you don’t want to run out and buy a sensitive pup to keep you on track, find something that works so you can measure your progress. You can do it!
