Tom's Back

Tom’s back from Nairobi, a little wiser to the ways of Kenya, but not much was checked off his to do list. He met with three different government agencies and was surprised at the complete lack of organization of each one. Dealing with the government here is an interesting process that takes A LOT of patience. There’s that word again, I have a love hate relationship with it. I love patience when it’s extended to me, I hate it when I have to extend it to others. Yet, that is what is required of me day after day with this move, with my children, with this culture. I don’t have any more patience to give, I’m tired of giving it away and having nothing to show for it in return. Maybe that’s the lesson the Lord is wanting me to learn: sometimes we do things simply because He tells us to. There’s not going to always be recognition, or thanks, or encouragement, or even a prize at the end (at least not in this life) but we extend patience because it’s what He wants, it’s what He gives. He says, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9, NIV), so I will take my God at His word and keep walking, trusting that He will give me the patience I lack. Praise God that His strength is made perfect in my weakness, I will say with Paul , “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weakness, so that Christ’s power may rest on me” (2 Corinthians 12:9b, NIV). Praise you, Father.