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Would you consider yourself a patient person?

While you’re contemplating that question, lets grab our cuppa’s & get comfy.

I’m having a real treat today with a tea blend called Banana Bake, it’s like having a freshly baked decadent Banana muffin without the calories. Absolutely delicious!

Patience

Patience is an age old virtue, discussed down through the ages, one that doesn’t come naturally to us.

So what is patience exactly?

The general definition of Patience;

“the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.”

Hmmmm!

That’s a fairly tall order for us humans, don’t you think?

While we may be able to tolerate delays or problems without becoming annoyed, rather choosing to view them from a different perspective.

Not becoming anxious is a little harder when faced with those same delays & problems.

And not being anxious or annoyed when suffering, well that’s a whole subject on its own… Don’t you think?

The lesson

As you may know, if you join me here often, I live with chronic health conditions.

These conditions are somewhat challenging. But that’s not what I want to particularly focus upon today.

The lesson I want to share with you today is how we choose to react to the people around us, as we live with challenging circumstances.

Life Changes

Change is just a part of life, at any age we can find ourselves in challenging situations.

This change can come for a variety of reasons; ie. financial crises, accidents, surgical recovery, chronic health conditions, mental health challenges & various seasons in life.

These challenging times require patience not only by the one who is going through these changes but also from those around them.

Or at least understanding that we may be slower & more restricted in how we live our daily lives.

But let me assure you that every person who is dealing with a dramatic change in life is doing the absolute best they can in trying to navigate uncharted territory!

So, exactly what does this have to do with Patience?

In two ways, one is how we choose to personally face these challenges shared in;

Hidden Treasures of Darkness Revealed

& the other is how we react to the impatience of others towards us in our circumstances.

Because when challenges come, as mentioned above, anxiety can peak evaporating our patience.

And also it appears evaporating the patience of other people, when we can’t meet their needs or expectations!

Let me make this personal,

When I’ve had extremely challenging flares (cycles) of Fibromyalgia (FM).

My capabilities are diminished & restricted especially in socialising, traveling long distances & conversing on the phone.

Although I do my absolute best each day I can’t do what I could in the ‘not so challenging’ cycles.

In FM what we can do on one day we may not be able to do in the next & vice a versa.

It’s a day to day living…

This sadly gets some people rather impatient, especially when I haven’t been able to meet their needs & expectations at those times.

I can’t tell you how utterly gut wrenching this is when you’re dealing with chronic health issues…

What’s the solution?

I’ve found prayer is the answer, allowing God’s grace to flow. For

¹⁴ This is the confidence^(A) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.^(B) 

¹⁵ And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know^(C) that we have what we asked of him.^(D)

1 John 5: 14-15

I would like to emphasise here that it takes God’s grace, patience & wisdom while under fire to grace others in these situations.

Until next time,

Jennifer

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