Patience....

Patience: the act or power of calmly waiting for something due or hoped for

Lately I've been thinking a lot about having a boyfriend. I see a few of my friends that have significant others and it makes me wonder if there's something wrong with me that makes guys not want to date me, or if I'm just not good enough for guys to date. A few weeks ago I was talking with my pastor's wife about this and she said that I just need to be patient. Yeah, it's easier said than done, I wanted to say.

Should it be? It's easy if we have the right mindset, right? If we're focused on God then it is supposed to be easy to be patient and wait for the things to come about that we want. I really don't think so. I think that it can actually be harder to be patient when you're a Christian than when you're not. I say this, not to justify myself, but to be realisitic. I mean, honestly, how many of the Christian teens you know would save themselves for their spouse? How many do you think would wait? Or what about just normal everyday stuff. We know how Jesus would act, and how everything He did was to honor and glorify God.... even being patient. Jesus was patient through the cross. He let the soldiers whip him, beat him, and do whatever they were going to do. Not a word came from his mouth of complaining. There was never "When is this going to be over, Father? It's just getting to hard." No. He was going through so much, but you could never see Him be impatient.

I annoy myself sometimes because I think I have it so hard because I have to wait for the man God has for me. It is hard, I'll admit, because most people would just go with whoever, and it can be a little intimidating going against the crowd. But you know what? I've got God on my side. I know, that because I'm serving Him, and living for Him, He's going to work everything out for His honor and glory. For example, today we had the mile run at school. I'm no runner, and because of my asthma it makes running a whole lot worse. BUT! God showed His power through all of that. I didn't finish first, but I finished - which is an improvement. I didn't get to get nationals or anything, but I got my breath back fast - another improvement.

Once again I can only go back to that verse in 2 Chorinthians 12:9-10 when God says that His grace is sufficient for us. Oh, and one last thing, while you're waiting for the person God has in mind for you, try becoming the ideal person God has in mind for someone else.