{"id":337,"date":"2012-01-12T02:52:15","date_gmt":"2012-01-12T02:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/?p=337"},"modified":"2014-05-29T03:25:50","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T03:25:50","slug":"lessons-learned-from-momma-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/?p=337","title":{"rendered":"Lessons Learned from Momma (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is Part 2<\/strong> of a three part blog series.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Good<\/a>More times than I can remember, Momma would say to me\u00a0‘good things come to those that wait’<\/strong>. \u00a0This was Mom\u2019s response whenever, as a teenager, I would languish over sitting at home\u00a0Sunday afternoon and evening\u00a0watching the TV program lineup – – while all my girlfriends had dates.\u00a0 What she was saying to me is, \u2018Wait on the Lord – – do not compromise your standards just to keep up with others – – do not let other people’s time become your timetable\u00a0– – stop comparing your life to others.’\u00a0\u00a0And, after 38 years of marriage to the wonder-full man God blessed me to be found by years later (in His time),\u00a0I know she was right!!\u00a0 (Thanks, Momma!!<\/strong><\/em>)<\/span><\/p>\n

I have found the same holds true for every aspect of life. Everyday life can tempt you to lay aside your standards, adopt other’s timetable, compare yourself to those around you or, in general, compromise what’s best\u00a0for something less – – usually for the sake of instant gratification or quick results.\u00a0\u00a0This is especially so when you compare the direction of your life or your growth to others who seem to be accomplishing more, in less time than you.\u00a0 That’s when\u00a0you tend to resort to ‘making things happen’.\u00a0 But, more often than not, you’ll find that\u00a0instant gratification or quick results that comes from compromise is not lasting or fulfilling, and usually leads to disappointment. \u00a0On the other hand, lasting and fulfilling results are typically proceeded by patience and perseverance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Living in a world set on seeing immediate results, it is often easy to become impatience and anxious when things take longer to happen than we want or expect. \u00a0Rather than giving it time, we start worrying. \u00a0However, there is great benefit in practicing patience. \u00a0 \u00a0The best selling book in the world puts it this way, ‘But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing’ (James 1:4, AMP). \u00a0In other words, your fulfillment in life depends in large part on you learning the lesson of waiting. Why? Because waiting matures you as you learn to persevere or ‘hold on’.<\/span><\/p>\n

And then, there is your time\u00a0\u00a0– – and there’s God’s time.\u00a0 God’s time is\u00a0always<\/em>\u00a0the right time.\u00a0 ‘There is an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth’. (MSG, Ec. 3:1)\u00a0 If it is not God’s time, it’s the wrong time and you are just making ‘it’ happen and ‘it’ will\u00a0eventually make a mess that may take a lifetime (or even generations)\u00a0to clean up.\u00a0 So what’s the solution?\u00a0\u00a0 I believe Psalm 37:34a provides the answer – –\u00a0‘Wait on the LORD,\u00a0 And keep His way,\u00a0 And He shall exalt you to inherit the land’.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your challenge<\/strong><\/em>: \u00a0If you find yourself in a place of waiting, ask yourself ‘What can I do to prepare me for the very thing I’m waiting for’?<\/span><\/p>\n

Be you and have a wonder-full day,<\/span><\/p>\n

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You’re full of wonder! That’s what GOD said, when HE made WONDER-FULL YOU!!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is Part 2 of a three part blog series. More times than I can remember, Momma would say to me\u00a0‘good things come to those that wait’. \u00a0This was Mom\u2019s response whenever, as a teenager, I would languish over sitting at home\u00a0Sunday afternoon and evening\u00a0watching the TV program lineup – – while all my girlfriends […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=337"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":610,"href":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337\/revisions\/610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/growunlimited.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}