"Dear brothers and sisters; be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring.They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen"
James 5:7
God has put dreams and desires in every person's heart. But most times, there's a season of waiting involved. But there is a right way and a wrong way to wait. Too often, when things don't happen to our timetable we get down and discouraged or anxious and fretful. That's because we aren't waiting the right way.
The fact is, we are all going to wait. It says we should consider how the farmer waits patiently and eagerly. We're not supposed to sit around discouraged; we're supposed to be hopeful, positive, and full of expectancy!
OK--- now for MY thoughts--- First off-- the person writing this devotional has NEVER been pregnant. Does he not know how hard it is to be PATIENT when your hormones are completely out of whack!? Ask my husband if I'm patient about anything, pregnant or not pregnant, and he'll be the first to straight up tell you- NO! Patience is something that I have struggled with my entire life. When I get my mind set to something, I won't quit working/doing until I get it done. Even if it requires help, I will nag the other person involved until the job is 110% complete.
Yesterday, we had lunch with a friend here in Canadian and I was still quite upset that I came "home" the night before to a dirty trailer house. I should have expected it being that I had not been here since Spring Break. However, I really really thought that since I was pregnant and hormonal, my husband would have went the extra mile for me, and made an effort to clean the trailer house- ha! WRONG! Anyways, during our lunch, the friend proceeds to tell of a horse/roping story from the previous evening, of which my husband was involved in. Well of course, this hit a nerve with me, and I proceeded to say that "oh so instead of scrubbing that nasty toilet, you chose to watch him rope instead?" Then my husband proceeds to lean over and tell the friend "Remember the pregnant and hormonal? Yeah- HEAVY on the hormonal!"
WHATEVER! I am not patient when it comes to not balancing out your time right and doing something that needs to be done! Am I wrong for thinking he could have been cleaning HIS nasty toilet or running a vacuum cleaner before we showed up!? He only had 3 hours to do so before we got there so time was not pressing! I know, I know, he's just a man! But when does that ever come into play for me as an excuse!? Do I ever get to NOT cook supper b/c I'm a woman? I'm about ready for us females to get to have some excuses and get out of things as easily as males do! So, as good as this devotional was to read.....it sure is hard to practice this when your hormones are completely out of sync!
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