Paitence is a virtue. Grr.
Patience is the ability to endure waiting, delay, or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties.
.... Well, thats how Wikipedia puts it. Good enough for my purposes.
What they forget to mention, is faith, and how desprately one needs faith. Faith that the best possible outcome will take place if you practice paitence.
Which is why I'm starting to get annoyed with myself for asking God to teach me paitence, because he is. BIG TIME. And honestly, as good a thing as it is, to wait on God and have faith in him. Its also incredibly draining, and difficult, especially when God trusts you.
I hate getting what I ask for sometimes.
Trying to learn to balance everyday life, with a series of facts that haunt you, and relentlessly plague your mind is becoming more and more difficult. I think because I'm starting to realize how hard it is, and how much it's bugging me. Paitence bugs me. Maybe I just don't have paitence for paitence! Maybe thats the problem.
Some people gotta learn the hard way.. as DC Talk puts it.. and I guess sometimes, I'm one of those people. Being a pain in the butt, learning the hard way. I could have learned paitence anywhere, but I was a dork and chose not to, and then asked God to do it for me. Gr. And he IS.
Now its time for.. random quote time!! Or Not so random.. kinda make Jen feel better at the moment quote time.. :P
"One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart you can't speak."
"Words make people listen, actions make people believe." (I need to start living like this..)
"You only live once...but if you live it right, once is enough"
"Fish never complain about their life in the water because they were meant to be in the water. However, we always complain about our lives here on earth. Could it be we weren't made for this earth?" (this one makes me happy...)
"The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do"
"Do what you think and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
"People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be."
And...
"Patience with others is Love,
Patience with self is Hope,
and Patience with God is Faith."
.... Well, thats how Wikipedia puts it. Good enough for my purposes.
What they forget to mention, is faith, and how desprately one needs faith. Faith that the best possible outcome will take place if you practice paitence.
Which is why I'm starting to get annoyed with myself for asking God to teach me paitence, because he is. BIG TIME. And honestly, as good a thing as it is, to wait on God and have faith in him. Its also incredibly draining, and difficult, especially when God trusts you.
I hate getting what I ask for sometimes.
Trying to learn to balance everyday life, with a series of facts that haunt you, and relentlessly plague your mind is becoming more and more difficult. I think because I'm starting to realize how hard it is, and how much it's bugging me. Paitence bugs me. Maybe I just don't have paitence for paitence! Maybe thats the problem.
Some people gotta learn the hard way.. as DC Talk puts it.. and I guess sometimes, I'm one of those people. Being a pain in the butt, learning the hard way. I could have learned paitence anywhere, but I was a dork and chose not to, and then asked God to do it for me. Gr. And he IS.
Now its time for.. random quote time!! Or Not so random.. kinda make Jen feel better at the moment quote time.. :P
"One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart you can't speak."
"Words make people listen, actions make people believe." (I need to start living like this..)
"You only live once...but if you live it right, once is enough"
"Fish never complain about their life in the water because they were meant to be in the water. However, we always complain about our lives here on earth. Could it be we weren't made for this earth?" (this one makes me happy...)
"The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do"
"Do what you think and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
"People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be."
And...
"Patience with others is Love,
Patience with self is Hope,
and Patience with God is Faith."