Patience

It all started when the normal 3 hour drive from Cedar Park to Austin turned into the nightmare 5 and half hour drive. Yay for Spring Break traffic. My friend and I were ecstatic when we got up to 25 mph. I missed Bible study, didn't get unpacked, and my groove was just thrown off. I really didn't think it was THAT big of a deal, but my room is still messy and I was tired all day Monday. Sitting in a car that long just isn't any fun. Especially when you have places to be! Needless to say, I've become more sensitive to the word "patience."
Like most people my age I'm trying to figure out God's will for my life. Patience in classes, schedules, relationships, getting a dog, going on the m field, etc.
Emily's blog post a while ago inspired me to go through and list 10 things about God that awe me. #9 on that list turned out to be patience. I was looking through the Bible for different verses about patience and this one knocked my socks off (I couldn't resist using that phrase).

"Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use? What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction? What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory— even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?" Romans 9:21-24

I'm not even going to try to comment on it because it is way out of my league. I figure Paul can speak for himself. Like in these verses...

"I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service...The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life." 1 Tim. 1:12-16 (pieces of it)

God gets glory by showing his patience to us, sinners.

"Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen." 1 Tim. 1:17

And now, a cute panda picture!!! I don't even know what to do they're so cute!