Posts Tagged ‘Patience & Love’

Patience Challenged

March 12, 2010  |  1 Comment  | 

For years my wife has challenged my patience because of her hoarding tendencies. On Monday evening I noticed her piles of “stuff” had grown considerably. As I was impatiently moving to the next to discuss the issue with her – again, I recalled the “Patience message” from the Love Challenge series. I stopped in my tracks because I realized my next action was not going to reflect patience or love. Instead of my usual confrontation, I stopped and prayed. In prayer, I asked God to guide me to do his will in all that I do and to show more love and patience to my wife. It was amazing how my blood pressure and rapid heart beat became calm. I did not discuss the growing piles if stuff with her because of the spirit filed peace gained from obedience to God.