Patient Unfolding

You would think that after MANY life circumstances I would have a better understanding about the manner in which much of life needs to 'unfold' before us.  There is a huge amount of patience-building in this.

It is no easy task to allow the situations of life mold and make us.  It is a painful process much of the time, and requires a significant effort to remain controlled enough to limit our impulses to jump in front of time.  I can very easily feel as though I know what must come and I desire to be assertive to make it happen.  In all honesty, this happens at times, but certainly not all of the time.  Many times, we must wait.

Waiting is tough.  Especially when we are eager for change.

But just as the plants of a garden 'unfold' into blossoms of beauty, perhaps it is best for me to remember that the unfolding of God's timing in my life holds its own beauty  -  if I will be patient to allow it to come to fruition.