Patience is a Virtue.

I have realized that patience is not always as easy as you think it can be. I thought at times that I could be patient and wait for what the Lord has planned. I still come across days and sometimes even weeks at a time where I can be patient and hopeful in that. On occasion I have a bad day or week and I forget who has my life in control.

The future is unseeable. Yes, you can try and predict it or know that some decisions you make can affect it and sometimes you can see just how it will play out BUT you can never know for sure. The future isn't seeable. In our eyes that is. I think this is part of the reason that so many people (like myself) struggle with patience. We want control of things that will happen. We want to know what the right choice is to make and where it will lead us right then and there. Realistically, unless God chooses otherwise, you can't know. I think this is where the whole faith/trust thing sets in. If God let you see everything you wanted and they way it was going to play out why would we need Him? We would be able to see what the future holds. We could see our mistakes and successes before they even happen. We wouldn't need a God to cry out to for help, or to praise when things go the "right way". Honestly life would get kinda boring and predictable.

As you can probably tell, I am on a journey. This part of my journey I am constantly learning that my trust is not in this world or in other people, but it is in Christ and Christ alone. I know that He is faithful and I know that I can trust Him. Its something that I think everyone needs to be reminded everyday. God has everything in control. Relationships, school, work, time, money, and most importantly your life. He wants you to be successful, and happy, but most importantly He want's you to trust Him. With everything.

- Rebecca Quinn