patience.

love is patient. paul put it first when explaining the way of love to corinth. sometimes i suck just as bad as the corinthians at showing love through patience be it to my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ or anyone else in this world. i was reminded of my sinful nature in this area just a few days ago.

sometimes i have days when it seems like people do one thing after another to test my patience... usually things that annoy me, which encompasses a broad list... but anyway, it's those days that i fail miserably at loving.

then i thought, how in the heck is God so patient? the things i do alone are so far from what His will has for me sometimes... i would have been done with me a long time ago. not only is He patient with me, but oh yeah, the 6 billion other people in the world. no big deal. on days when i do one disobedient act after another, so is everyone else in the world. thinking about that makes my head want to explode and at the same time fall to my knees in worship. my Savior loves me more than i realize most days. His patience is perfect and that is why He is the God of the universe and i am the joyful servant.

i pray that on days when i'm tempted to be impatient, i remember the patience i've received and instead show love.