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So, this morning in Church our pastor spoke about patience. That is something that I need more of and I am certain we could all use more of it. Let's face it, how patient are we or how patient do we think we are? I like to think I can be a very patient person but I know that I am not. He spoke from Genesis 16 where Abraham and his wife Sarai lost their patience with God and decided to take matters into their own hands. You see, God made a covenant with Abraham saying that he would give him and his wife a child. All Abraham had to do is wait. Sounds easy doesn't it? Yeah...not so much. I mean think about it. Have you ever wanted something soooo bad you could taste it? And because you couldn't wait any longer you decided to make it happen for yourself? Yeah, we've all been there. Don't lie, you know you have. Funny part is that when we try to make things happen for ourselves instead of waiting on God we tend to royally mess things up for ourselves. I hate when I do that!

I was sitting there in the pew, thinking to myself, "man, I think this describes me." I mean it describes us all. We should stop trying to make things happen for ourselves and just be patient with God. I feel like that is completely going against what society says to do today. People think that the only way things can happen is if YOU make it happen. I feel like sometimes that can be true but only because God gave you that opportunity and you have to make the decision to follow or go the other way.  We don't do anything on our own, God is the one who makes everything possible and the minute we forget that that is when things go wrong. I think that I need to daily remind myself that I am not God and I do not make this world go round. I need Him to get through my day and to accomplish my daily tasks. Now, can I forget about what I WANT and focus on what God has in store for me? Only time will tell.