...therefore true pure love is not easy
waiting
actively
without rudeness
considering others
giving to others
thinking about others
selflessly.

i learned that impatience is unloving and selfish
in traffic
drivers speeding 
darting in cars around neighbors
disregarding traffic rules
creating dangerous roadways
and disorderly travel.

i learned that i lacked patience and godly love
while waiting
in the waiting
and waiting for provision and blessings
taught me to make God the goal
instead of provision and blessings
to stop acting entitled to blessings
and to wait patiently and appreciatively 
out of love for God
with appreciation
acknowledging that He has already done more than enough
that He is more than enough.

i learned that patience is important
in suffering
in suffering
and in suffering i learned
not to resist the waiting
but to embrace it instead
to let the Holy Spirit work in me
and to endure 
misunderstandings, insults, weaknesses, frustrations, setbacks, rejection...
as part of the journey.

i learned that patience is rewarded
in the reaping
i believe that patience is rewarded
in eternal life
and that everything we do for Christ
is noticed
by God
and the fruit of waiting for God
is sweet and enduring
it blesses others
it glorifies God.

Patience is difficult
but worth it.



*note: proper punctuation in this poem is disregarded deliberately😊

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