Patience, it’s an every day test

Patience is not something that comes easy for me and it never has. However, it seems like I keep running into this factor of life face to face. I am traveling down the road or ministry yet, patience keep showing up. I ran into this saying “God has a special timing; Never EARLY. Never LATE. It takes a little PATIENCE and FAITH but it's WOTH THE WAIT” and it speaks a lot of truth. If anybody knows me then they know that I like to get things done and even when I am not working at the office or on the clock, I am still working and trying to get things accomplished. However, this is not always able to happen, sometimes it takes more than just me to get things done and I have to wait on others to get me information. I might be new and have to learn the ways of the organization and those that I am working with before I can get things accomplished. I may not understand why I am where I am or where things will take me but God does.

So, you see this past week I was left on my own at the office since both of my supervisors were gone. Even though they tried to give me things to do, there were times that I was bored since I would get what they needed me to do done. I am also having to work with others in order to get things done however, once the message is sent then it’s up to those that I sent the message to, to get me the information and it’s out of my control. However, I am not patient and I want to continue messaging them and keep on them until I get the information that I need to get the job done. In both departments that I am working in, I have to work with people and I have always been the type to do the work on my own. However, after reading “Next Generation Leader” as I posted about the other day and knowing how I work, I am realizing that I need to learn patience and I am needing to truly observe myself and discover how God has wired me since I can’t do everything on my own. I have to work with others and even though I am a team player and I enjoy working with others, it frustrates me when people don’t work at the speed I want them to. This is where patience comes in. I need patience to go with the flow, I need patience to trust that God will work everything out, I need patience to trust others to get things to me by the deadline, I need patience for understanding, I need patience every day!

So, the phrase that I posted earlier, “God has a special timing; Never early. Never late. It takes a little Patience and Faith but it's worth the wait” These next 2 years are the start of an amazing journey and right now there is a lot of unknown in my future and how things are going to get done. I am not patient but I know that God is always on time and has a plan and will work everything out. Right now, I do need to be patient with my work since it off to a slow start for how I am used to things. I also need patient when it comes to support raising since it seems like I am making the ask, but I am getting nowhere and am not getting the financial support that is recommended. This is a hard place for me to be since I like to know what’s going to happen, how it’s going to happen, and where things are going to take me. These next 2 years, I have none of that.

So, how is God asking you to be more patient in your life, your work, your every day schedule, etc? I know for me, He is asking me to be patient in everything and it’s something that I am aware of. So if you could keep me in prayer, here are a few prayer requests for the moment:

• For my support raising and to broaden my network where people will join me in my mission these next 2 years and commit to supporting me and the ministry

• For patience at work, that while things may be slow right now, that I may find peace in the slow times and be thankful for those times

• For patience with those I am working with, that I may want information right away but know that others are busy and things will get done, just have to be patient and trust those I am working with and around

• For understanding when I may not know what is going on, but to be thankful for the opportunities that I have these next 2 years

• For a continued reminder that God’s under control and He controls the outcome of every day so to remember to look to Him every day and be thankful for what He has given me and wired me to do

• To discover what God has wired me to do and what my passions are

• To remember what the “Next Generation Leader” (read my last post for better understanding of the book) talked about and apply it to my life 

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“God has a special timing; Never EARLY. Never LATE. It takes a little PATIENCE and FAITH but it's WORTH THE WAIT"