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Patience

By Ryan, May 17, 2008

In my aptly-named post “Super Bowl Post,” I let my loyal reader(s) know that praying for patience doesn’t result in just becoming patient, but rather tests of patience. I would soon find out just how right I was.

I prayed for patience after I made that post, and just 9 days later, my uncle was found dead in his home in Alabama. That same day, the worship director from my church in Tulsa died on the operating table. And later in the week, I had relationship issues and a near miss on the road that could have turned into a fatal wreck. But in the end, it all worked out. The lessons I learned from that week have started paying off.

Prior to the worst week of my life, I thought I was ready to have a girlfriend at any time, and I got a bit hasty. But in retrospect, it’s a good thing my first attempt failed... because it opened up the door for my current girl buddy. She’s already the best thing about my senior year (if not the only good thing about it). None of the other girls I had my eye on in the past would have improved me the way Kristi has... in just three weeks of dating for that matter! For example, I wrote a nice note to my English teacher last week when a student was giving her a hard time. But I wouldn’t have even thought about it if I hadn’t gotten a note from my girl buddy. It was a great example to follow, and because of her, I made someone else’s day.

To sum it all up, I learned how to be patient and why it’s important. The “how” is simple: just pray. You’ll likely lose something you hold dear to your heart, but God probably won’t tell you that He doesn’t want patience from you. The “why” is a pretty simple concept, though it can be a tough pill to swallow. God has a plan for every single one of us, and we don’t know what it is until it’s over. Sometimes, when things don’t go the way we planned, we need to just trust that it’s God’s way of making room for something even better.

Labels: Challenges, Dating, Relationships

{ Posted 12:47 PM | E-Mail Post | Edit Post }

 Kristin P:

Ryan, I'm sooo happy for you!!!!"Sometimes, when things don’t go the way we planned, we need to just trust that it’s God’s way of making room for something even better." I agree 100%!!!!!!

 Kristin P:

So scratch that first comment... It won't let me delete it, but What I wanted to add was I agree the whole last paragraph 100%... A lot of things had to happen to get up where I am now, back then I didn't like it but now I look back and say, " So thats why it happened."

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