The other day I was trying to place an advert on the internet and nearly stood on my head trying to get it to publish! Sometimes life, and computers, are sooo frustrating but it does pay to persevere, as it is now working!😊
Our verse reminds us that there are times when we really need a strong dose of patience and endurance and this was one of those times! So often when things are frustrating we just want to throw our hands in the air and give up, but that is not God's way!😊
Rather He wants us to turn to Him so He can give us the extra strength we need that comes from His glorious power. When we do that we can draw on His supernatural patience especially when ours has run out. He gives us a clue in this verse as to how to do it by encouraging us to always be thankful which will turn our thinking round to the positive and should start our joy to rise up again.
So when we're frustrated may I encourage us all to just stand back a minute, take a deep breath and be thankful, to help us draw on the supernatural fruit of patience and joy He has placed inside us. They're there to help us overcome those frustrating times when things seem to conspire against us and they're not doing what we want them to, or when we're frustrated at our own weaknesses or the weaknesses of others!
Galations 6:22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. There is no law against these things!
We're not on our own at these times, the Holy Spirit is always ready to help us overcome if we remember to call on Him. He will remind us that His grace will always be enough to help us when we're at the end of our tether.😊
Lord help us to be thankful, to get things into perspective, to see the bigger picture, that really some of our frustrations are not always so very important, as we draw on Your grace and strength, Your patience and Your joy. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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