I was talking to a friend today and said, "The thing I realize right now is
how patient God is." She said, "I think patience is one of the things we are
meant to learn in this life."
I know I can't understand God's perfect patience. I want to say, "I'm done"
so often when I've forgiven people time and time again. But then I think of the
story in the bible where Jesus got asked how many times a person needed to
forgive and Jesus said, "Seventy times seven" or in other words, every time.
THAT is patience. I'm glad God doesn't say, "I'm done" about me because I
certainly make the same mistakes over and over again and he just continues to
love me.
It makes me think of how mad I was at someone yesterday. I'm supposed to turn that hurt over to the Savior and continue to love that person even though they hurt me. That's hard to do because I wanted to say, "I'm done." I know that each time I turn my pain over to the Savior, He heals me and I progress spiritually.
I complained about this person to Per, to my Journal and to my Sister yesterday. I guess when I complain I'm wanting sympathy from the source to whom I complain. It's hard not to complain. It's hard not to seek that sympathy from others. I know that when I pray to God, He will have sympathy for me. I need to remember to turn to the right source and not seek approval from others. I have so far to go. I'm so far from perfection. I am learning, and maybe one day I'll actually 'do'.
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