Patient and tolerant

Bad moments do not make you a bad person

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,

Daniel 9:9

To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him;

This was not me yesterday morning with my overtired 9 year old.  She had gone to bed late and was very tired and emotional the next morning.  As I tried to hurry her through the morning routine, my patience and tolerance weakened.  I wasn’t being compassionate to her feelings. I just wanted her to hurry so she wouldn’t miss the bus!  It was a bad moment for both of us.  After she left, I felt bad because I was impatient with her.  I needed to think about the night she had and be patient with how she expressed her tiredness. 

The story did end happily though. She came home from school and we both apologized to each other and all was forgiven.  That is the wonderful thing about love;  It forgives.

If this kind of bad moment happens again, and I’m sure it will, I pray that I will remember this verse.  I pray that I will be more patient and tolerant of the feelings of others.

Remember, bad moments do not make us bad people. God is patient and tolerant of all our bad moments because he loves us.

Lord, thank you for showing me that your love for us is patient and tolerant of all our bad moments.  Help me to be more like you the next time I am faced with a bad moment that will test my patience and tolerance.

Amen

Many Blessings,

Linda