Patience

Wow, has it really been almost a month since I last posted? Time flies when you're procrastinating.

I would like to start off with a few passages about patience.

"A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense."
Proverbs 19:11

"The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride."
Ecclesiastes 7:8

Moving back home to take classes at MCCC was a tough decision. Especially after spending a full year away at Geneva. With the help of cheap movies from wal-mart I made it trough the first semester alright. This semester, until recently, has been an entirely different story. I believe that God has been teaching me two things, 1) God is the only one I need and 2) I need to trust in him and have patience in all things. Sounds simple, right?

Obviously there had to be some sort of process that would bring me to truly understand these things. First, friends failed me. There were times when I felt so low and lonely, but no one was there to talk to. God is always right there. There is never a 'wrong' time to talk to God. You will never inconvenience God by talking to him. I can recall numerous occassions where I cried out to God saying "Take away this lonliness," "Fill this emptiness." And he has. Thank you THRIVE members who have been and continue to be part of God's work in my life.

Second, I feel as though there are certain unresolved issues in some of my relationships. It's that thing that keeps the friendship from going to another level. You could be having the time of your life with those people, but the thought is in the back of your head. This is where I need patience. Patience that the frienships will be restored. Maybe I just need to forgive. Then again, It is hard to forgive someone who doesn't think they have done anything wrong. It is rather clear that I need to spend a great deal of prayer and time in God's word on this matter.

"Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind."
-Leonardo da Vinci

-J. Van