Grow in Patience (by Embracing This Imperfect World)

[Wait] for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.

Jude 21

Patience is what you need when things have not worked out as you hoped. Somewhere deep within every heart there is a dream of life as we want it to be. That dream is placed in your heart by God. The word “wait” reminds us that the dream will never be fulfilled in this life.

Our first parents were driven out of the garden of Eden. Paradise was lost, and the dream can no longer be fulfilled here...