patience is a virtue I don't have // Tuesday E-Devotion

1 Corinthians 13:4 (nlt) --- Love is patient and kind...

Galatians 5:22 (nasb) --- But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience...

Proverbs 16:32 (nlt) --- Better to be patient than powerful;better to have self-control than to conquer a city.

Is that a sign or something? What is God trying to say?

Guys and girls, we better listen because God keeps throwing this stuff at me (yes, I need to listen for myself, too). I get out of the shower (no mental pictures, please) and my mind has this praise song stuck in it about love being patient. Then I listen to a situation going on at home where patience is missing. Turning the other direction I look back and see that it has taken a long time to get something done at home we have been working on for while.

About a year ago one of our faithful Community Church people told me to be patient. I thought that was like the old saying ... "the pot calling the kettle black". Yet I am learning that the less I stress out and the longer I wait on God, the better the outcome and the sweeter the blessing. Does that make sense?

Honestly, patience is a virtue I don't have. Or maybe, I am learning. How about you?

Psalm 27:14 (nlt) --- Wait patiently for the Lord.Be brave and courageous.Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

It has only been a few months since we moved into the first home we have ever owned (us and the bank, that is). It is cool, but we have had a few problems. Right now we have this pipe that just won't stop leaking. We have tried one thing and then another even with the help of my trusty friend and expert dude, Bobby. We're both frustrated. Know what? God said...be patient.

Don't pray for patience unless you are ready for some trials, but let God work. Worry less. Trust God more and let patience become a virtue you do have!

James 1:2-5 (nasb) --- Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

And finally, this Saturday (Oct 20) is my wife's birthday (37 years). Send her an e-mail, give her a call or drop her a card, please (12 Greentree St., Collinsville, VA 24078). THANKS

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

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