Patience

So the title of a Devotions I read sometimes was "Becoming a Patient Women" Well if I had to ask my self am I patient???? I would have to say "NO" That is one of things that I lack. It is one of the thing I desire to be though.

The verse that is started with is Colossians 1:11 "We also pray that you will be strengthened with his glorious power so that you will have all the patience and endurance you need." What an awesome encouragement!!!!!!!! That is what I am going to start praying for. Patience and endurance!!!!!! As the kids get older I seem to need that even more!!!!!!!!!

Then it said this
"The Bible says God will be faithful to complete the good works He began in us (Philippians 1:6). That implies there's going to be some "in the meantime" when we're all less than perfect and less than easy to love. This is where patience comes in. The apostle Paul instructs us to "walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (Eph.4:1-3). "


WOW!!!!! I really like this verse. Very convicting to me. I really need to practice walking in a manner worthy of the calling to which I have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with others in love. So what have I been called to do. Well be a wife and a mother. Do I walk with humility and gentleness in these areas of my life? Not very well.

It says,
"Exercising patience isn't just an exercise of the human will. The kind of patience Paul is talking about is a fruit of the Spirit developed in a woman's soul in tandem with God. It's a virtue that grows from her confidence in the sovereignty of God and His ability to bring all things to completion, in His timing, in a way that benefits His children and glorifies Him."

I want to be like this!!!!!!!!!! So for the last half hour I have been doing some reading on patience. Proverbs 25:15 says Through patience a ruler can be persuaded and a gentle tongue can break a bone. Ecclesiastes 7:8 says "Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride."

I really like that last one. As I have been training for this 5K there are days that I so don't want to even start but when I am finished I feel so much better. I am always good at stating something but I am really bad at finishing what I started. I really need to work on that. I get frustrated or just lazy and don't get it done. That is an area I need to work on patience to just get it done. Mainly with my kids!!!!!!!! Next it talks about Pride!!! Do I really need to say anything else. I think a lot of us struggle with this. Just think if we gain patience pride will just go to the waste side for the most part.

Lord,
Please help me to be more of a Patient Women/Mother. I struggle with this daily. I want to be the women you desire me to be. Give me the strength I need to go through this. I know that is will not be a piece of cake. Change is hard but I am willing to change because this is what you ask of me. I love you Lord and I really want to be a better person!!!!!!!!!

Well hear I go!!!!!!!!! God just gave me something to practice right now. The kids just put a hole in the pool!!!!!!! Oh LORD help me!!!!!!!!