Patience is a virtue in a Brave Hearted Stepper by Maria Guzman

Hello Brave Hearted Steppers,

Take a look at the picture above of today's blog post. With your current patience, can you stack the rocks?

At work, there is a snack bowl, and at times there are tootsie pops, and it reminded me about patience. Do you remember the commercial for tootsie pop? Well, there is a child and an owl. The child asks the owl how many licks it takes to reach the center of the tootsie pop (the good chocolate center). [Side note: Yum, I know I'm not the only one getting hungry for eating a sweet.] Returning to the commercial, the owl takes the tootsie pop, licks it, counting 1, 2, 3, (crunch), and biting it to get to the center. At the end of the commercial, it says, "The world will never know." Years ago, I used to have the owl's concept of eating the tootsie, licking it a few times, and (crunch). I couldn't wait anymore to get to the chocolate center. If I were to eat one, I would take my time and reach the chocolate center. How about you?

Patience is a virtue in a Brave Hearted Stepper!

The word "patience" means:
1. In the Dictionary, the capacity, habit, or fact of being patient.
2. In the Bible dictionary, suffering; enduring or waiting patiently on God.
3. In the Hebrew dictionary, to be long or slow to anger.
4. In the Greek dictionary, to remain firm under (tests and trials); calmness of spirit (do not lose your temper).

Patience is one of the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22). It means that it is part of your life, and you need to pray for it if you don't have it. However, when you pray for it, be prepared; you will receive opportunities to mature in your patience. For example, you go to the grocery store, and someone's child continuously rams the cart on the back of your foot. (Has this happened to you?) or wait in a long line to pay for groceries and find out that the cashier is a new employee and is taking a long time? (Has this happened to you?). You can share your examples in the comment section.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, thank you for helping us with our patience. Please continue to help every person through the process so that they can live a patiently Brave Hearted Lifestyle in the name of Jesus, Amen.

Many Blessings,
Maria Guzman