Insight!

The other day we were watching the movie "Evan Almighty" and one of the characters on there said something that really got me thinking. He said that sometimes people pray for patience or courage or faith or whatever and God does not just give them that attribute and say "oh there you go, you now have patience." But He gives them situations in which they can practice that attribute. I've never really thought about that before. I realize that we must work for what we pray for, but I didn't realize that we need to recognize the situations that the Lord has given us to practice those characteristics that we are praying for. As I've looked back on my life, I see that this is true. Meaning when I have prayed for courage to talk to people, it's not just that I suddenly have courage, but that I have the chance to practice my courage by being put in circumstances where there are a lot of new people and I must act courageous to talk to them.


This was the wise character in the movie that got me thinking :)