Patience...pshaww...who needs it!

Campus Challenge (CC) 2004 just happened over this May 2-4 long weekend. God really showed me something that I REALLY need to work in my life...although it was not necessarily a new concept to me, but to have it come at this point in my life was as eye opening as it could ever have been.

This "something" is my patience. When it comes to other people I am USUALLY pretty patient. But when it comes down to being patient with myself or even worse...with God...my fuse is REMARKABLY short!

"Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near."
~James 5:7,8

At CC this year, there was a time of silent prayer as is the case most years, where we just take some "alone" time with God...to pray...listen..to just BE with Him. But I couldn't be happy with this alone time...I wanted more out of it. Rather...I EXPECTED more out it and when I didn't get that...i got frustrated and upset!

I couldn't even sit still for 40 minutes in His presence...just...being at peace...being still...being patient! I look at it now...and i realize that there are many areas of my life where, if I had a little more patience...maybe situations would have been handled better.

So i guess there is no time like the present to try something new...being patient with myself and with God. I'm not sure exactly how I'm to go abouts obtaining this "patience" thing...but one thing's for sure...i better be prepared to wait a long time for it to come! =P

So if I could ask you guys to pray fer me..that'd be kix...thanx!

I dunno how this whole blog thing works...so i'm gonna end it here...i've got quite a bit to say...but...yeah...not sure how much is too much...so i'll just blog some other time. Take care you guys...'til next time...