Patience or lack thereof…
Comments(12) Patience is something most of us have a very short supply of, myself included. We have a tendency to want things quickly and we give up when it doesn’t come in our time. I have recently been very humbled and shown the bounty of being patient. Even though it is not my patience that brought anything forth. I started a small garden late in the season. Despite the fact that I have zero gardening experience, I thought I could figure it out. I briefly thought about the weeding and the upkeep, only to have the next thought “it’s a small garden. How hard can it be?” I bought several different kinds of plants. I bought bell peppers, okra, tomatoes, watermelon, and cucumbers. I raked and prepared the ground. I did my best with what I had to work with or so I was thinking. Sandy ground & all, I dug into it hoping to unearth something other than sand. Lo and behold we do have something other than sand. Lol I fertilized the ground and watered it. I dug all my little holes for my tiny plants. I even put row markers at the ends so I wouldn’t forget what was planted there. So the days went on. I would water it with the sprinkler. I fertilized it all with miracle grow. Time passed and nothing. A few of the plants even turned brown and died. I felt bad. Heck I am no gardener. People picked at me for even attempting to plant something. Too late in the season some said…others said you are doing it wrong. I began to think maybe I was and I gave up on my little garden. The hurricane came through and covered it all up. Poor little things, I kept thinking. About a month ago I was walking around the yard picking up sticks and branches and I happened to glance down. WOW there’s a watermelon on that vine!! Well glory to God look at that little thing. It was small, but it was mine. I was so excited. I know I acted like a little kid, but who cares. I said my thanks to God for giving me something so awesome. Again I forgot about my little garden. Everything else had been smashed during the hurricane. So time has passed and more leaves have fallen. My yard was looking shabby so I got out and mowed today. Chopped up all the leaves covering what grass I do have. The last place I rode by was my garden. I almost ran through it just to get it all out of the way. I teared up as I saw 2 yellow bell peppers growing, just as beautiful as any I have ever seen. God has all the patience. In those 2 little peppers, God showed me that things do come with time. Maybe not OUR time but in His. He grew those to show me something. I have been struggling with my patience with my husband. I want so badly for him to come to the Lord that I push him at times. God keeps telling me to hush and be still. Now I see He is always right. The fruits (or veggies) of the spirit come in God’s time. He has the ultimate plan if we have the patience to wait with Him. A few minutes ago I took my daughters out to see my bell peppers. Looking a little closer, I saw 6 okras growing too. Isn’t that amazing?! We lose our patience with weight loss too. It never goes by fast enough, but just wait. God has a plan for each of us, if we just wait and persevere.
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