Fri, Aug 06 2010

My wife informed me the other day that I have not written anything on the church blog since March. I didn’t realize that it’s been that long since I’ve posted anything. I could come up with all kinds of excuses, but the truth is, I just forgot about the blog. So, for the last few days I have been thinking about what to write and post on the pastors blog. So, with that said, I’m going to talk about patience.

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Last Wednesday night Paula and I went to the Pittsburgh Airport to pick up our youngest son who was flying in from Kansas. His flight was scheduled to land at 11:30pm. Paula and I arrived to the airport at around 10:30pm, and the first thing we did is look at the arrival board for Southwest Airlines. What do you think we read? Sure enough, our son’s plane was delayed for half an hour. I immediately became very impatient and frustrated.

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Patience isn’t easy for me. Patience isn’t easy for most of us. I have known people who have quit going to a particular church because the preacher didn’t stop exactly on time! Jesus said, “Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near.” (James 5:7-8)
Do you know what I have discovered about patience? I used to think patience was all about endurance, but not anymore. As I have grown in Christ, I now realize that patience is an attitude of expectation.

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The farmer is the greatest example of patience. The farmer plants his crop and then patiently watches the ground because he knows the crop will soon start to grow. The farmer has patience in his labor because there will be fruit of his labor.

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So it is in the spiritual realm. God knows what the final products of what’s happening to us, and He would have us link patience to our faith. Ask God for the gift of patience, and then use it.
Pastor Ken

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