Prayer and Patience

As I sit here on my back deck on this cool July morning (55 Degrees) and listen to the birds chirping, squirrels chasing, and the leaves blowing I think about how intricate and detailed God's creation is.

This morning I read Psalm 13- How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Look on me and answer, O Lord my God. Give me light to my eyes, or I sleep in death; my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foe will rejoice when I fall. But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me.

This picture from Dale Hollow is one of my favorite pictures from the week. Again on display is God's presence. Everyday we have the opportunity to look to God through prayer. How we do that is our own personal experience. I believe that it is just like a relationship with your best friend. We must do more than ask- We must be conversational- We must be honest- and We must work at it to make the relationship work!

This is another one of my favorite pictures from the week. When we pray to God we must sometimes show patience in his answers. It is going to take the turtle a good while to get up the hill, but with patience and persistence it will arrive at its destination- the top. We must show trust in God, and learn to have patience! With prayer and patience we can have a peace of mind in our lives!