Week 1: Patience

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control; against such things there is no law. 

This week's fruit of the spirit is patience! I thought it would be fun to decorate my walls with the fruit of the spirit to remind myself that I should be living patiently, kindly, and joyfully not just for a few weeks, but everyday.

But what exactly is patience? Here's a definition:

I've always thought of myself as a patient person. I've never had trouble waiting in a line, since I'm never really in a rush. Now I realize that I might not be as patient as I thought. Sometimes, I look forward to the future so much, I complain when time doesn't move fast enough. I finished my last exams of high school EVER this week and I kept thinking I can't wait until school's done or I can't wait for summer especially when an entire week of exams felt like it lasted a month. I kept thinking about the summer, and going to England next year, and during this stressful time, I'll admit I was pretty impatient. Getting through school and work was tedious, boring, and difficult to do, but knowing that there are greater things to come helped me get through this year.

Now that summer is here, I'm excited for the mission trip in July and then bible school in September. But I've been having trouble deciding what to do when I come back from bible school next year. Should I go to university? Should I work? In today's busy world, it seems like if you don't have a plan for everything, you'll be walking in a race that everyone else running. I've been praying about my future, asking God to tell me what he wants me to do in my life, but I'm still not sure what that is. It would be great to know what's in store, but I'll just have to wait and trust that God's plans are greater than mine and that He will take care of me every step of the way.