This blog is my thoughts, feelings, and opinions about the world and life around me and you. I see the world through a Christian's eyes and this is how I write about it. Whether it be criticism or praise, I am very direct about what I see as was Christ himself. Its time that I share what I have to say with whoever would like to listen. Enjoy what you read and I welcome anything you have to say about it. In Christ

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Being content and patient with change....

This subject has been on my heart for a very long time. It is probably the hardest thing I have ever endured and seems to be at the base of every issue in my life, past and present. I have found that I have been able to be content with change. I have also found to be patient with change. However, one of my biggest struggles in my relationship with Christ is to be content as well as patient. This may seem like an easy task to some, but I bet that when you look at your own life, deep down you struggle with this as well. It is not in our nature to be patient with anything. I mean look around our world. We have fast food, faster internet, technology at our fingertips and the faster something is the better. There is no patience within our world, its mandatory to be quick or you will not survive.

God has promised us everything. Life when we don't deserve it and grace when we never thought possible. He has said that as long as we ask for it, it will be ours. In His time not our own. As long as we are patient we will have everything, we have a Savior. However, this is probably man's major downfall. It started with Adam and Eve, now it is upon us. Eve was impatient with God and decided to take a shortcut, Adam followed when he should have lead. Therefore sin entered the world. Sin enters our lives when we are not patient. We want things done now or we will do it ourselves. Have you ever heard of a person praying for something and then when it doesn't happen they say that there couldn't be a God. Just because it did not happen right then, in their time. I heard one person pray these words. "God, if you are real I want you to give me a job by tomorrow. If that happens then I will believe in you". Um...yeah doesn't work that way buddy. First of all, God will provide you with a job in His time, not yours. Maybe he wants to humble you before you are ready for a job. Or maybe he has a different plan entirely. The thing with faith is that we are not called to know or understand, just to obey. One of the hardest things. Being obedient with the unknown. However, it becomes eaiser when you understand Christ's nature and when you do know that he loves us.

Ok...that was mostly on patience. Now on something that has hindered me recently. Being content with the change that God places on our lives. He makes changes to help us grow, in our faith and our character. He changes my situations to make me a stringer man of faith, I know this but it doesn't make it any easier to accept the changes as they happen. I lost my job over three months ago. It was a great job with a thriving company and I really liked it. However, it seemed God wanted me somehere else. I had no clue that I was going to be laid off and I would have to scramble for a job in retail. This change humbled me as a salesman and as a person. I learned to traust in Him alone and not in one company. Now I have a great opportunity ahead of me in a great company, an opportunity that would not have been possible unless God saw fit for me to vacate my last position.

Now we get to my relationships. One in particular has been on my mind a whole lot. I care about this person very much and would literally do anything for her. However, I was not patient with all the changes happening within our relationship and wanted to speed things up. This not only caused confusion within my relationship with her but also my walk with Christ. As soon as I slowed down, thought about what was going on, I was able to find my foothold as a leader in the relationship. I have also learned, after many trials, to be content with who I am in the relationship and the changes going on in both of our lives. I am the kind of person that always wants to make the best of a situation and to make it better than it is, well "better" according to me. Go figure, things that may seem better to me are not always in line with God's plan :)

Its time to stop talking, and start listening. Its time to be patient in He who gives me strength.