Today

...is for learning to be patient. And it's for peaches, clearly. As I await a certain canker sore that has nearly paralyzed my entire mouth to retreat from existence, I have resorted to eating my food like a toddler: cut up into tiny little pieces! It shouldn't take any more than a minute or two to down a perfect peach, yet I struggle just to get a sliver squared away without a thousand razor blades attacking my mouth. So, I am once again reminded of the importance of patience. One sliver at a time, one day at a time. As my mom always says, "This too shall pass." 

Everything in life shall pass. Life shall pass at some point for everyone. We are only here for a short blip on the radar screen of life. So often we are consumed with our trials and struggles that we forget this life is not about us. It's not about our hopes, dreams, jobs or possessions, but fully about His glorious plan for eternity. God's plan is not known to us finite human beings. We are just here to play our tiny part in bringing it to completion.

I often struggle with the weight of the corruption on this nation, and that of the world. Strom is my constant reminder that it is in God's hands, but I can't help feeling despair at the decisions being made by the president and his administration, by the bills our congress passes, the direction they are taking us, and the alliances they are building. Not to mention, the lifestyles that are so embraced, the culture that is eroding faster every day and the earthly stability that is no longer existent. (Yeah, you feeling pretty good now? haha) But I have to remember that God is King of these people, the Lord of this nation, and He is in control. That this is all somehow part of His plan. Whether they realize it or not.

It says in Phillippians 2:10-11 that "...at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

Amen to that!!

So again, the patience lesson! I have to learn to be patient and wait on His hand to work in this nation and in this world. (And for this canker to go away!) And I expect miracles. Greater things have yet to come, greater things are still to be done here. And I expect greatness from my King. 

(PS: If you're looking for a little encouragement, check out Aaron Boyd of Bluetree here.)