People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. --Kent M. Keith
Love is Patient
Kids Workshop
How do you react when you are inconvenienced? How do you handle annoyances? Every day we are faced with new challenges that test our endurance and patience. Through patience we have the opportunity to express love for imperfect people and for life despite all its challenges and difficulties.
Patience is a passive demonstration of love. It is not what you do as much as how you respond to people or situations. Patience is...calmly enduring an inconvenience; not reacting impulsively when a decision needs to be made; hoping in the midst of opposition; staying faithful and believing despite delay; submitting without resistance when it is the best option; and, gracefully accepting hardships that cannot be changed.
There is a calm quality to patience. When you are patient, you are in no hurry. You are able to wait for as long as is necessary. You persist in believing without giving up. Your temper is under control. And you are not disturbed by inconveniences and annoyances.
Patience communicates love. It says:
o I love you despite your imperfections.
o I am willing to wait because some things are worth waiting for.
o I will go out of my way if it will help you.
o I will allow you to do things at your own pace, not mine.
o I will think things through before making a decision.
o I will not give up on you; I believe in you.
o I will accept you the way you are and not try to change you.
o I will respect your beliefs and opinions although they differ from mine.
Patience clearly communicates love in a very special way. Patience is commonly said to be a virtue. It is a quality that can be developed and practiced by every one of us.
REFLECTION
o How understanding and tolerant am I with people in my life?
o Do I persist in the face of difficulties or setbacks? Explain.
o How do I manage times of delay and waiting?
o What tries my patience more than anything else? How do I respond?
o What do I expect from others that keeps me from being patient with them?
o On a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being "completely" and 0 being "not at all" how would I rate my overall level of patience?
o Is there someone in my life that I need to be more patient with? What can I do differently?
EMPOWERING THOUGHTS & AFFIRMATIONS
Life is filled with obstacles and imperfect people that hinder our plans, slow us down, and annoy us.
I can accept life as being imperfect. I can allow myself and others to have flaws.
One does not increase in love. One merely gets rid of one's hate. ~Lester Levenson>/i>
The power of love is amazing and never-ending. It can motivate, energize, inspire, and strengthen. Love can do in a person what nothing else can do. Love has the power to revive and change lives, restore relationships, and bring healing. All else may fail, but love never fails. ~Krystal Kuehn
Copyright © 2006 Krystal Kuehn, BeHappy4Life All Rights Reserved.
Relationship Advice - Love is Patient (Part 3 in Love Workshop Series) Kids Workshop
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