I love this picture that depicts patience and a reminder to stand steadfast in our walk with God. The picture says it all. Through all he patiently waits. Are you that kind of patient person?
Sometimes in life we wait for people to take notice of us or of the things we do or don't do. We grumble in traffic, get angry at the cashier at the store, or impatient with our children that they don't learn as quickly as we'd like, or that we constantly have to remind them to pick up toys, do their homework, etc.
Today I attended and helped host a luncheon for volunteers at my church. It was a day of service and attending to the volunteers as they attend to us. It was a day for me about gratitude without expectations. When we are walking right with God and following what it is He asks of us, all we need to know is that it is the right thing to do. To be of service is what God teaches us. God will bless you for your service, just like the dog sitting through a storm, that may be the very time God will bless you.
Kindness, generosity and a giving, willing spirit is what we should strive for. Kindness always repays kindness, patience always brings about patience in others, and a willing spirit will always be blessed by the soft hand of God. Continue to be of service to others and wait patiently for God's power and love.
If we seek spiritual greatness, we must first become servants.
Servants are like flowers in a garden: they have upon them the dew of heaven, which, being shaken by the wind, they let fall at each other's roots, whereby they are jointly nourished.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 1 Peter 5:6 NIV
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