Fireflight - For Those Who Wait

Today, I want to talk about how love is patient, because I think this goes really well with yesterday's topic about how true love never ends, as Addison Road sang. It takes patience both for the other person in a relationship and with ourselves in order for true love to be able to endure through the bad times like it does the good ones. We need to learn to exercise patience in our relationships, rather than forcing our own agenda and wants on other people. 1 Corinthians 13:4 tells us that "love is patient and kind".

I think that this song can be applied to those not in 'exclusive' relationships (dating, marriage, etc) as well though. While it's true that all of us will have relationships with family and friends, and patience is needed in all of these, sometimes those of us not in an exclusive relationship can get weary of the single life journey. The temptation is to rush into a relationship with someone, which can often end up simply making things worse.

We know that God has a perfect plan for each of our lives (Romans 8:28), and that obviously includes the relationships He has in store for us. Patience comes into play even outside of a relationship here as well. Even when we're "fighting to believe in a love that we can't see" like this song says, we know that there's a purpose for what's going on. God has a plan, even if we can't see it and we grow weary of the waiting. He has a special purpose for those of us that wait. We grow from the pressure and the struggle, and the lessons we learn during these times can make the difference when we're in the right relationship that God has planned. So don't freak out about being single. Enjoy the ride, and be patient for God's perfect plan.