But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
2 Peter 3:8
In this fast paced capitalistic society in which we live, patience is not something that typically gets ingrained into the filter in which we look at the world around us. This idea of our Lord’s perspective on time really being time-less gives me hope and encouragement as I consider my own personal journey of knowing Him throughout the past 31 years. You see, I started my journey of entering into this relationship with Jesus Christ at an early age of 7 years old. It wasn’t until much later in junior high school when I was around 13 or 14 that I really understood the prayer that I had prayed as a child and what that meant for my life here and now as it related to this idea of relating to the God of this world who somehow has made His home in my heart of hearts and was looking for a ongoing relationship of love and worship and transformation, not just on Sunday but on a daily basis throughout the week. Finally, it has taken me the past 24 years or so to begin to understand this relationship and to really get a grasp on God’s grace and love that comes to me so undeserved and without any works related action on my part other than just receiving and trusting and hanging out with Jesus who is somehow an awesome part of my everyday life now and who is changing me ever so slowly back to His image and back to the miracle and purpose that He had originally planned for our journey together that will last for the rest of eternity. I pray for patience today as I long to know Him even more; I long to be transformed and renewed and perfected by His Spirit as I journey to even more fully understand this great gift of love and grace that Jesus has given me to enjoy and to share with others so that they too can become alive in Him!
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