We had a wonderful time of discussion in our group this morning as we discussed the concept of waiting for God, just like Simeon and Anna did. Not exactly something our culture is known for, waiting.
Personally , I had an incident this week when something was not available when I expected it and I was so surprised by my instantaneous annoyance and .. yes, I'll say it, anger. And I felt I was justified, and relishing in my anger. Yes, relishing. Sad eh, where was the character of Christ in me then? Not alot of patience and love, kindness, joy. The poor sales person. I was surprised because I usually just accept a situation, but this time was different. I later felt rather ashamed of myself and took it as a lesson that God continuously needs to work in me and the best way to do that is for me is to be intentionally focussed on being open to God's presence. That works best for me if I spend daily devotional time with Him and personal quiet time in prayer, which seems to not happen enough in my life. How about you? I'd love to hear your stories. Do you have a time when waiting for something was just the last straw? Or a time when you knew you blew it and you saw it as a lesson for you. Just click on the comment button below, don't be shy! The more we share, the more we create a community of sisters in Christ.That's all for now.
FK
