Agape Part II

I normally try not to have blog inspiration and write it on the same day but this is an exception. I was reading my verse of the day on my daily calendar and stumbled upon something so “God”:

Have you ever waited for someone? Something? Maybe an answer to a question. Or maybe good news or bad news. Those minutes, or days, or year, seem so much longer than they actually are. Here’s a passage from 2 Peter Chapter 3

8But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

Ok…there is way too much to break down in this that applies to my life. Lets start with verse 9…simply stated, my understanding of “slowness” and my understanding of “a long time” is very different from God’s understanding of it. Here’s what that means. He is patient, and not wanting anyone to perish, and wanting everyone to repent. So everyday that goes by where our hearts are hard to Him, and we are sinning and not turning from that sin…to God, that feels like a thousand years. Why? Because it breaks God’s heart when we turn from Him. It breaks it so much, that God once said He regretted putting humans on the earth!

But…(usually the best statement in the bible…) He is also patient. He would easily and willingly wait thousands of years for one person to repent, and it would seem like only a couple of days to God. Also, when we do repent, we are glorifying Him. After this earth, those that chose God will forever glorify Him…and because we’ll be complete, the thousands and thousands and thousands of years that will make up “never ending”, will never get boring. Because to us, it would be like one day.

So, are you coming to Him with your broken heart, or breaking His? Is forever going to seem like one day, or like thousands and thousands and thousands of years?
What is your understanding of slowness?

What are you waiting for? If Jesus can wait 2,000 years for His bride (which is the church), then what’s a couple of hours, or days or months or years to wait for something for us?