I know it’s been a while since I’ve published a guest post on my blog, but this was too good to pass up. Today's post comes from Sherry Fam, the wife of Fr. Timothy Fam, who is my fellow priest at STSA Church. In her post, Sherry calls our attention to a virtue that is sorely lacking in the world today. It’s a lesson that is desperately needed with all that’s going on in the world these days. If you too are interested in guest posting on my blog, please visit my Guest Post guidelines for more info.
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What's Your Waiting Style?
“The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” (Lamentations 3:25-26)
I HATE WAITING! I’m not alone am I? We all hate waiting don’t we? Raise your hand if you’ve done any of these in the past week…
- Honked at the car in front of you the second that the light turns green if they don’t start moving immediately?
- Put a plate of food in the microwave for 30 seconds and then stopped it after 27 ½ seconds – unable to wait any longer?
- Pushed the elevator button 15 times while waiting for it come – somehow thinking that if you push it more, it’ll come faster (makes perfect sense in our heads doesn’t it?)
WE HATE WAITING! We hate waiting at the grocery store. We hate waiting in traffic. And we hate waiting on God.
It seems like such a waste of time, doesn’t it? Life would be soooooo much better if we didn’t have to wait. If we had WHAT we wanted WHEN we wanted it. Right here…right now… no waiting. Give it to me NOW NOW NOW!!!
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The Necessity of Waiting
Waiting, waiting, waiting. No one likes to wait. I certainly don’t and I’ll bet you don’t either. Waiting at the doctor’s office, waiting for the cable guy, waiting for a job, waiting in traffic…WAITING WAITING WAITING. Sometimes it seems like we spend more time waiting than actually doing what we were trying to do in the first place!
It’s because of my disdain for waiting (aka, my impatience) that I don’t really enjoy going out to eat. If there’s one thing that my wife would change about me if she could, it’s this. I’d always prefer to stay home and eat leftovers out of the fridge as opposed to going out to eat – especially at a sit down restaurant!
Why? BECAUSE I HATE WAITING.
Read MoreCARRYING OUT KINDNESS - The KIND that Breaks, Part 4
It's Part 4 in The KIND that Breaks and this week we're moving from THOUGHTS (nixing negativity) and WORDS (practicing praise) to ACTION! But what we discovered is that it isn't always the big actions that communicate love; often it's the small ones.
So as we set out to Carry Out Kindness this week, remember to think SMALL, not big.
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The Reason We Can’t Pray Anymore
Prayer. A word that means different things to different people. We all know we need it, but then why do so few of us do it? Why does something which is supposed to be so simple end up being so hard? We know the importance of prayer and we could speak endlessly about the priority it should have in our lives...but in practice, we don't do it!
Sound familiar to anyone else?
Read MoreTHE POWER OF WAITING - Esther, Part 3
Sometimes the most powerful action you can take is no action; it's WAITING on God.
That's the message of Part 3 in our series, The Invisible Hand of God. We see how Esther's willingness to wait on God turned the whole story upside down. Her patience opened the door for God to work mightily.
And it might just do the same in your life too...
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“Come Now, Let Us Reason Together”
One of the greatest satisfactions in human life is the ability to reason one with another. To know what one is thinking about, what their plans are and by the same token, for you to share your thoughts as well as your plans with them. It’s what defines a successful relationship.
“Our marriage is wonderful because she always tell me what she thinks would us have a healthy married life and I in turn would do the same.”
“It’s the ability to share our thoughts together as a team that has made this organization to flourish.”
“We have been able to raise our children we keep encouraging them to be open with us about the things that go on in their life.”
It’s through sharing our thoughts together that makes us have good relationships.
Read MorePATIENCE LEADING TO PERFECTION - In The Waiting Room Part 4
“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because,having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.” (James 1:12)
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Hope you had a great holiday week and are ready to get back into the normalcy/routine of life (I know I am!).
We got back into the swing of things at STSA by going back In The Waiting Room. This week our message focused around God's purpose for our trials. We all know we're waiting for something, but what? What is the intended outcome that God is trying to achieve from this? What exactly am I "waiting" for anyway?
The answer may surprise you. Make sure you check out this week's message to find out for yourself.
And as a special bonus, somewhere in the middle of the message I made my first "BOLD PREDICTION" for 2015. I guarantee you'll be interested in finding out what that's all about...
Big Trees, Small Seeds
Call me crazy but I am actually going to do it. I am going to do something I never thought I’d do. I’m going to do something that I’ve never even understood why others do it – to me it always seemed a bit crazy. But now I am officially one of the crazy people. Why? Because I am going to run in a race – a 5k race on the 4th of July.
Those who know about running know that a 5k isn’t that big a deal (it's a little more than 3 miles) but the point is that I’ve never done this kind of thing before and to be honest I’ve never really understood why people pay money to run. I always said that I’d pay money to sit or to lie down, but never to run. I never understood it.
And actually not only have I never run a race before, but I’ve never been someone to even run outdoors. I enjoy taking walks outdoors with my wife and/or kids, but I’ve never been one of those people who exercises outdoors. I usually do my exercising indoors so I can catch up on ESPN'S SportsCenter while I workout. But ever since I signed up for the run, I’ve been running outdoors. The weather has been great and I have fallen in love with my new workout program.
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