Pursuing Patience

Ah, patience, the beautiful word that can be one’s biggest challenge and greatest aggravation!

The dictionary’s definition of patience is: The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.

I don’t know about you, but this is not always easy for me, I get a thought or idea in my head about something I want or need to get done or something I would like to buy, a place I’d like to go, etc., etc. and BAM, the urgency begins!

Most recently, my  husband and I have been looking for property to build another home, we’ve been searching for what feels like eons, but in reality it’s only been several months. We had found what we thought was going to be the perfect place for our family, even put money down on the property and signed a contract with Wayne Homes. Only for it to fall through a few days later as the person selling the property changed their mind. This was not easy for me to accept, lots of questions and emotions swirled around in my mind for days and even weeks. However, then I realized that maybe God has something better for us and that maybe He is testing my patience for a reason.

Hurrying anything along can be detrimental to the grandeur plan often times. What I’ve been learning to do is to trust God and bloom where I am for however long I’m there. Enjoying the journey and the little things about each day while continuing to move forward. I’m learning that just like anything else, patience is something to be pursued. You don’t just somehow “arrive” and voila, patience is mastered. You have to keep pursuing it, practicing it, and learning it a little at a time each day, it has to be nurtured and taken care of or it will end up on a dusty shelf in great need of care.

So, as we continue our pursuit of land-hunting, I will also continue to pursue that which helps to provide blessings in God’s due time.

I’d love to hear your stories of patience and any feedback about this article. I also wouldn’t mind if you mentioned a nice property for sale in Unity Township, PA ;)

Many Blessings to You!

Joelle