![]() ![]() ” Patience is a beautiful thing. It helps our minds focus on what God wants us to think (not “I” wish, but “Thy” will be done). “…knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience, ” ( James 1:3 James 1:3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith works patience.Īmerican King James Version ×),and verse 4, “But let patience have perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. He is our Master Potter and Master Builder and He is creating us in His image. Trials, we are told, build faith and many other virtues. See the first chapter of James to read about all the wonderful virtues that are developed in us by going through difficult situations. ![]() Your will be done on earth as in heaven.” “In this manner therefore pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be thy name ( Matthew 6:9 Matthew 6:9 After this manner therefore pray you: Our Father which are in heaven, Hallowed be your name.Īmerican King James Version ×),” andverse 10, “Your kingdom come. The sample prayer below gives us an example of how we should handle life’s troubling situations: We have the heart that says “Thy will be done.” ![]() God calls us out of this wishful thinking. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?” We as Christians do not look to the stars for answers, we look to God. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?Īmerican King James Version ×reads, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink nor about your body, what you will put on. Matthew 6:25 Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say to you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink nor yet for your body, what you shall put on. No amount of wishing can make our problems go away. God wants to help. I found myself thinking, “I wish things were different in certain aspects of my life.” If things were different, then I could rest easier and my life wouldn’t be so hard to deal with. I have a hard time relaxing until certain matters are taken care of. Sometimes things trouble me,and I lie awake at night fretting. I found myself pondering the thought of dreams coming true today. This song has since become the theme song of the Walt Disney Company. It was sung by a character called Jiminy Cricket and won the Academy Award for the best original song.
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