Comments on: Patience http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=597 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: lamonte http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=597&cpage=1#comment-20449 lamonte Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:56:15 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/07/30/patience/#comment-20449 Jacob - you may have something there. I often borrow ties from my son because he has some amazing ones. I got a new suit last week and thought that one of his ties would look good with it. But when I got home from church and checked it out in the mirror, it didn't look bad, but it certainly didn't look fantastic like I envisioned. So that's what He was trying to tell me! Jacob – you may have something there. I often borrow ties from my son because he has some amazing ones. I got a new suit last week and thought that one of his ties would look good with it. But when I got home from church and checked it out in the mirror, it didn’t look bad, but it certainly didn’t look fantastic like I envisioned. So that’s what He was trying to tell me!

]]> By: Jacob http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=597&cpage=1#comment-20441 Jacob Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:10:55 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/07/30/patience/#comment-20441 lamonte - have you considered that God thought your tie was too ugly to wear? :) Anyway, I consider myself a very patient person, except when I'm driving, waiting in line, waiting for food, responding to someone contradicting me, or pretty much doing anything. Actually, I patiently get up in the morning! (i.e. I don't do it immediately; I patiently wait for the right moment!) lamonte – have you considered that God thought your tie was too ugly to wear? :)

Anyway, I consider myself a very patient person, except when I’m driving, waiting in line, waiting for food, responding to someone contradicting me, or pretty much doing anything.

Actually, I patiently get up in the morning! (i.e. I don’t do it immediately; I patiently wait for the right moment!)

]]> By: lamonte http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=597&cpage=1#comment-20366 lamonte Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:46:25 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/07/30/patience/#comment-20366 Cheryl - sorry for the late response. I've been out of town a couple of days. Thanks for your encouraging (or consoling) thought. I guess things could be worse. annegb - I like anything Elder Maxwell says. Thanks for sharing. Cheryl – sorry for the late response. I’ve been out of town a couple of days. Thanks for your encouraging (or consoling) thought. I guess things could be worse.

annegb – I like anything Elder Maxwell says. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: annegb http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=597&cpage=1#comment-20362 annegb Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:36:50 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/07/30/patience/#comment-20362 Yup, Lamonte. That gets me in no end of trouble. I think the AA saying is "do the best you can and give the results to God." We had a lesson on patience in RS, actually, I think I was the teacher. What stuck in my mind was a quote by Neal A. Maxwell about patience being a kind of faith. Faith that things will work out. Yup, Lamonte. That gets me in no end of trouble.

I think the AA saying is “do the best you can and give the results to God.”

We had a lesson on patience in RS, actually, I think I was the teacher. What stuck in my mind was a quote by Neal A. Maxwell about patience being a kind of faith. Faith that things will work out.

]]> By: Bret http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=597&cpage=1#comment-20337 Bret Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:51:59 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/07/30/patience/#comment-20337 True true. I'm usually not a strong enough person to humble myself and am then compelled to be humble. I do think the trials are not as hard when I pray for overcome-ness rather than pray to be humbled. I guess if nothing else <strong>I </strong>feel better wording it that way>:) True true. I’m usually not a strong enough person to humble myself and am then compelled to be humble. I do think the trials are not as hard when I pray for overcome-ness rather than pray to be humbled.

I guess if nothing else I feel better wording it that way>:)

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=597&cpage=1#comment-20268 Cheryl Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:26:42 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/07/30/patience/#comment-20268 Bret- Oh, dear. Well, if you heard the same story, then my seminary teacher was just using another myth. I could have sworn he said it was himself, though! You know, it could be said that praying to overcome our weaknesses <em>is</em> like praying for a trial. Seriously, it always ends up being about the same. Because what makes us overcome weaknesses? Yeah --trials. :) But I agree that it would be better if we could just be what we're supposed to be minus the trials. It never seems to be that easy, though. Bret-
Oh, dear. Well, if you heard the same story, then my seminary teacher was just using another myth. I could have sworn he said it was himself, though!

You know, it could be said that praying to overcome our weaknesses is like praying for a trial. Seriously, it always ends up being about the same. Because what makes us overcome weaknesses? Yeah –trials. :) But I agree that it would be better if we could just be what we’re supposed to be minus the trials. It never seems to be that easy, though.

]]> By: Bret http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=597&cpage=1#comment-20263 Bret Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:59:57 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/07/30/patience/#comment-20263 Cheryl, I think I heard the same story in seminary, too. Yikes! I don;t kniow why you would pray FOR a trial. I pray that I can learn the lesson the Lord wants me to learn without having to go through a trial. Like it says in Alma 32 about humbling yourself is better than being compelled to be humble. Cheryl,

I think I heard the same story in seminary, too. Yikes! I don;t kniow why you would pray FOR a trial. I pray that I can learn the lesson the Lord wants me to learn without having to go through a trial. Like it says in Alma 32 about humbling yourself is better than being compelled to be humble.

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=597&cpage=1#comment-20248 Cheryl Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:57:27 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/07/30/patience/#comment-20248 Bret- I had a seminary teacher tell us a story of when, as a teenager, he truly wanted to know what the Savior felt while he was suffering on the cross. He prayed for a chance to know what it felt like (stupid request). The next day, he stepped on a nail that went almost straight through his foot. The moral of the story was to be careful what we pray for and to never be arrogant enough to assume we will ever know what the Savior endured. Talk about a lasting lesson! Lamonte- You could be the other extreme and be indicisive and lazy. Personally, I'd rather be impatient, because it's easier to learn to slow down a little bit, whereas motivation is harder to develop (imho). Bret-
I had a seminary teacher tell us a story of when, as a teenager, he truly wanted to know what the Savior felt while he was suffering on the cross. He prayed for a chance to know what it felt like (stupid request). The next day, he stepped on a nail that went almost straight through his foot. The moral of the story was to be careful what we pray for and to never be arrogant enough to assume we will ever know what the Savior endured. Talk about a lasting lesson!

Lamonte-
You could be the other extreme and be indicisive and lazy. Personally, I’d rather be impatient, because it’s easier to learn to slow down a little bit, whereas motivation is harder to develop (imho).

]]> By: Susan M http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=597&cpage=1#comment-20201 Susan M Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:41:15 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/07/30/patience/#comment-20201 I try to look at adversity as an opportunity to exercise faith. And often, if I do exercise faith, adversity can turn into a blessing. I try to look at adversity as an opportunity to exercise faith. And often, if I do exercise faith, adversity can turn into a blessing.

]]> By: Bret http://www.nine-moons.com/?p=597&cpage=1#comment-20199 Bret Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:50:45 +0000 http://www.nine-moons.com/2007/07/30/patience/#comment-20199 I have no idea WHY anyone would ever pray for patience. That's like praying for humility. Whenever I've done either of those God answers with "You want patience, eh? GREAT! Here you go!" and I have some of the most challanging times of my life. Anyway, isn't there a scripture or to about the rain falling on the wicked as well as the righteous? One of the biggest challenges the Lord has given me is trying to figure out which time is His leading me along and the times it's just life happening. I have no idea WHY anyone would ever pray for patience. That’s like praying for humility. Whenever I’ve done either of those God answers with “You want patience, eh? GREAT! Here you go!” and I have some of the most challanging times of my life.

Anyway, isn’t there a scripture or to about the rain falling on the wicked as well as the righteous? One of the biggest challenges the Lord has given me is trying to figure out which time is His leading me along and the times it’s just life happening.

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