Patience
Wednesday May 30, 2018
We come into recovery because we are tired and worn out from the physical and emotional consequences of a lifestyle of addiction and destruction. We want the pain and discomfort to go away as quickly as possible. In our addiction, we chose to cover our pain with whatever was available. Now we must commit to taking the time and effort necessary to rebuild a new life. One of the character qualities we need to develop is patience.
Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised. (Hebrews 10:36 NLT)
May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ. (2 Thessalonians 3:5 NLT)
To develop patience requires that we repeatedly choose to move out of our “comfort zone” because that’s the place of the “quick-fix”, where we “cut corners,” and do whatever we want regardless of the cost. Even though these are familiar ways for us to operate they are damaging our life and our relationships.
Only God is patient enough to love us and walk with us through all the twists and turns of the journey we need to take to develop patience. We are reassured that “God could and would if He were sought.”
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I have lived too long as a self-centered, impatient person. Forgive me. Fill me with your Holy Spirit so I have both the desire and the strength to do whatever it takes to change. Amen
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