Why does patience have to be a virtue?
As my husband will attest, I am definitely not a patient person. I'm sure its something that I will have to deal with my entire life. I like to plan things out and have control of situations within MY timeline. In fact, my sister-in-law jokes that the reason it took me so long to get pregnant with Logan is because it was something I couldn't control - and the Lord was trying to teach me a lesson in patience. :)
Lately, I've been frustrated with house hunting in Scotts Valley. Kurt & I both KNOW we're supposed to move there. We think we'll love it there and want to be home owners again. BUT, we haven't seen a house we'd consider putting an offer on in our price range. :( (We're trying really hard to stick to a budget. We're very comfortable with our current financial situation - enough for our needs and still a little leftover for some fun. I'm a firm believer in not being house-poor. I'd rather have a smaller home and have money leftover to go out and enjoy life together as a family. ) I'm sure the Lord has everything planned out for us, and we'll be happy with the way things turned out...but if its right, why can't it be right NOW?
I also have been getting down on myself recently. (Gaining weight, not reading scriptures, temple attendance, etc. - you all know the list.) I think more than anything else I need to learn to be patient with myself. I'm not perfect, and I'm not going to be a scriptorian or my ideal weight overnight. Satan has a way of magnifying all of our imperfections and hiccups, when really we should be praising our little successes. (I had to bold that for myself.)
I read this in the Ensign tonight -
Lately, I've been frustrated with house hunting in Scotts Valley. Kurt & I both KNOW we're supposed to move there. We think we'll love it there and want to be home owners again. BUT, we haven't seen a house we'd consider putting an offer on in our price range. :( (We're trying really hard to stick to a budget. We're very comfortable with our current financial situation - enough for our needs and still a little leftover for some fun. I'm a firm believer in not being house-poor. I'd rather have a smaller home and have money leftover to go out and enjoy life together as a family. ) I'm sure the Lord has everything planned out for us, and we'll be happy with the way things turned out...but if its right, why can't it be right NOW?
I also have been getting down on myself recently. (Gaining weight, not reading scriptures, temple attendance, etc. - you all know the list.) I think more than anything else I need to learn to be patient with myself. I'm not perfect, and I'm not going to be a scriptorian or my ideal weight overnight. Satan has a way of magnifying all of our imperfections and hiccups, when really we should be praising our little successes. (I had to bold that for myself.)
I read this in the Ensign tonight -
"If you are helpless, he is not. If you are lost, he is not. If you don't know what to do next, he knows. It would take a miracle, you say? Well, if it takes a miracle, why not?"
--President Boyd K. Packer
--President Boyd K. Packer
We just need to rely on our Savior. If we do our part and live worthily to have the Holy Ghost with us always, we'll be lead down the right path for us...on the Lord's timetable, not ours. ;)
Sorry, you all had to listen to my ramblings, but I just need to get a few thoughts of of my head.
6 comments:
thank you for sharing this :)
i feel like you wrote this specifically for me ;) so you're definitly not alone!
i enjoyed this post. always good to be reminded. we all feel the same way sometimes!
That was such a great reminder for me as well. I have been struggling as well with patience and trying to do all the things I want to do. Thanks for sharing.
I was going to post something this morning, but then everyone woke up and BLAH!!! Anyway... I just wanted to say that you're probably the most genuinely nice people I've ever met. A lot of people are fake nice, which I hate, but you're nice nice and I really admire that. You're also amazingly outgoing and have this great way of keeping in touch with everyone. It's quite the feat. Anyway, I've always admired you in those regards (and more, but that's what I thought of this morning).
I totally get what you are saying. My struggle with patience right now is being 40 wks pregnant with no signs of labor! Like you said, I know it will happen sometime, but it's not being able to control everything that can be so frustrating.
I love that quote. I hope thingw fall into place for you guys soon...patience is definitely not a virtue of mine either...but things always having a way of working out some how! =)
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