Try a Little Patience - #WednesdayWord 09-15-2021

[Music] hello stuart carey here with parkway church with a word for your wednesday in the days when an ice cream sundae cost considerably less than they do today a young boy entered a hotel coffee shop and seated himself at a table a waitress quickly brought him a glass of water and stood waiting for his order when he asked the question how much is an ice cream sundae the waitress said 50 cents the young boy retrieved a handful of coins from his pocket and began to count them carefully and then asked the question how much is just a dish of plain ice cream well the waitress who at this time was looking at several individuals who had walked in the door to be seated and was becoming a little impatient very firmly said 35 cents the little boy glanced at the coins in his hand once more and said i'll just take the dish of plain ice cream so the waitress walked away and a short time later she brought him the dish and laid the bill on the table and went about her work and when the little boy had enjoyed his ice cream he quickly got up went to the cashier paid his bill and slipped out of the coffee shop when the waitress returned to retrieve the empty dish and to wipe down the table she was both shocked and convicted by what she saw there beside the empty dish very neatly stacked was 15 cents her tip oftentimes it can become easy to become annoyed or even irritated by people approaching it inconvenient times there are situations where we might honestly just prefer to be left alone in remembering this story today my mind went back to several occasions in my life where i could have been kinder and should have been kinder and a little more patient with some of those around me there have even been a few occasions like in the case of the waitress in the story where individuals who i thought possibly could have been wasting my time or just simply annoying me situations where they wound up blessing me and to make it just a little rhyme it made me feel like a first class heal you see jesus always had time for others and he still has time for us today it didn't matter the reason why someone approached him or even the questions that they would ask him because he already knew and immediately recognized the value in others if we are quick to treat others the way that we would like to be treated treating them with kindness patience and respect we won't have to worry about the embarrassment that the waitress and the story encountered over the experience with the little boy because you see we will be putting forth the same traits to others that we expect in return from them hebrews chapter 13 verses 1 and 2 read this way let brotherly love continue don't forget to show hospitality to strangers for in doing so some have entertained angels without knowing it there is yet another take on this story and that is the fact that sometimes we honestly don't realize who we are speaking to matthew chapter 25 and verse number 40 says the king will reply truly i tell you whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine you did for me i always try to keep these two scriptures in mind because they both tell us in a very direct manner that the way that we are treating others is directly how we are treating him so why would we want to show any of our brothers and sisters any less respect in any less kindness and patience than we would say is due to him i hope that you've been encouraged today maybe this video has made you think a little bit like recounting this story has done for me about your own life the areas where you could be more patient a little more kind because you truly never know who you are speaking to as always please feel free to post your prayer requests in the comments below we would love to know about you your situation and not only be able to pray with you but also pray for you remember that parkway church loves you brother stewart kerry loves you and most of all the lord jesus christ loves you i bless you today in jesus name you

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Length: 5min 12sec (312 seconds)

Published: Wed Sep 15 2021