Sonshine for your soul
Posted in Patience on Sep 18th, 2015
Waiting is usually no fun.
But life is better when we learn how to wait with the right attitude.
When we don’t have the right perspective on waiting, we sometimes make bad decisions.
Or at least we wait with griping.
And then we have to wait even longer to have the outcomes we really want.
Let’s keep this verse in […]
Posted in Patience on Feb 19th, 2015
My computer just ate my original Morning Devotion effort for the day and I don’t have another 45 minutes to spend trying to re-create it just now. That’s why I want to share a Morning Devotion that I wrote nearly 10 years ago, one that appropriately describes the important of persistence when things aren’t […]
Posted in Patience on Jan 7th, 2015
God is incredibly gracious.
As in gracious far beyond what you and I could imagine.
If anyone ever tells you that they doubt His grace, please sit down with them and discuss Genesis 16-17.
Genesis 16 describes an incredibly foolish and faithless decision by Abram (Abraham before God changed his name) and his wife Sarai (Sarah before […]
Posted in Patience on Aug 14th, 2014
Sometimes, the Gospel is served when our egos are suppressed.
It’s never pleasant when a non-Christian says or does something offensive to us.
And it’s an emotional stretch sometimes when we choose to forgo the purchase of a much-wanted item so that we might donate the money to a truly needy person or […]
Posted in Patience on May 9th, 2014
When we grow impatient with God’s timing and decide to act without His leading or blessing, it always — eventually — turns out badly.
This is true when we’re impatient in the desire for a spouse.
This is true when we’re impatient in the desire for a much nicer car or house.
This is true when we’re […]
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Martin Drummond