“Love is patient…” 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV)
Today, practice patience.
Begin with the ones closest to you, take time to listen when they speak.
Make eye contact and engage and ask questions to show that you are genuinely interested in what they are saying.
Lately, I have been busy, scattered and distracted.
My boys are the first ones to call me out on this, “Mom, you’re not listening.”
I make blanket statements, such as, “Boys, you need to settle down.”
Often, one boy will come to be, with eyes full of hurt and a voice full of frustration and say, “Mom, I was behaving. Why do you always blame me when the others are not?”
At that moment I need to take a deep breath, look him in the eyes and say, “Son, I am so sorry. I am not being patient and I should not have accused you without taking time to see what was going on.”
Take a deep breath.
Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, whomever you are with.
Multiple moments of each day, I must choose patience.
Heavenly Father, I confess that I am not a patient person. I have my own agenda, and I am not very willing to have my plans interrupted. I thank You for being patient with me. I thank You for taking time for me. I thank You for listening to me when I share my heart with You. I want to offer the same considerations to others today and every day. Help me to be more like You.
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