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Friday, December 01, 2006
Love is patient. Patience isn't naive. It doesn't ignore misbehavior. It just keeeps the flame low. It waits, it listens. It's slow to boil.
Remember those thousand sunsets you never thanked him for? He could have you on beauty rations, but He didn't. He was patient.
Remember those promises, "Get me out of this, and I'll spend more time with You." Goodness gracious. Doesn't God have ample reason to walk out on us?
But He doesn't. Why? Because "God is patient with you" (2 Pet 3:9)
And because He is slow to boil, hearts began to heal.
And if God is being patient with me, can't I pass on some patience to others? Of course I can. Because before love is anything else;
love is patient.
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Eveline pops at |7:31 AM|
Captivate my heart, dear Jesus
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Love is patient. Patience isn't naive. It doesn't ignore misbehavior. It just keeeps the flame low. It waits, it listens. It's slow to boil.
Remember those thousand sunsets you never thanked him for? He could have you on beauty rations, but He didn't. He was patient.
Remember those promises, "Get me out of this, and I'll spend more time with You." Goodness gracious. Doesn't God have ample reason to walk out on us?
But He doesn't. Why? Because "God is patient with you" (2 Pet 3:9)
And because He is slow to boil, hearts began to heal.
And if God is being patient with me, can't I pass on some patience to others? Of course I can. Because before love is anything else;
love is patient.
A love worth giving
Max Lucado
Max Lucado
Eveline pops at |7:31 AM|