Patience

So school got out for me about a week ago. At this time I had 4 days until my housing contract was up and I would be homeless. I had no idea what I was doing for the summer. I had applied to multiple internships and had been rejected from all of them. I was out of ideas of what I was going to do. So I decided that it might be time for me to talk to my adviser on Thursday. After talking with him. I had an option I could stay in Rexburg and work on a senior project. I was excited because it was doing something I was interested in. The problem was that I would have to find a place to live with short notice and no money. That is a problem. Luckily, I called up the Garner Family who were storing my belongings over the summer and asked if I could stay with them. They said yes. So problem solved. I am glad that throughout this whole situation I had remained calm and not went out and bought a flight home or somewhere else. I am glad that things worked out. I knew that something would if I just waited. Most schools don't get out in the beginning of April and so some places aren't expecting that students are needing to know about internships before May. Getting out in April is one of the reasons I love BYU-Idaho. But not knowing what I was going to do and possibly being homeless is not a situation that I like.

I knew that things would work out. And they did. I had faith that something would come up. I wasn't just waiting around. I was still actively looking for different possibilities for the summer and wasn't just going to wait around for something to come to me. For things to work out in my life I need to be actively working and I can't wait for something big to come find me I have to find it first. This same attitude is true with the gospel and receiving answers to prayers. I would not get an answer one if I don't ask and two if I don't do all I can in the situation. I need to be studying and praying and going to church. These things will have me in the right mind set to receive an answer. Also, in receiving answers you have to be patient. The answer might come right away with a big bang so you recognize it or it can come later after you have been patient and doing the things one needs to be doing.

Patience is a virtue that not a lot of people possess. I cannot say that I am the best at patience but I sure try hard. In this world people are always looking for the fastest easiest way to do things but maybe the fastest isn't always the easiest. My laptop is a very slow machine and takes forever to load. It still works fine and can do everything a normal computer can do. I have learned patience from it. I don't need a new laptop of course I would like one that is faster but does it really matter. I think not. Because I was patient I was blessed by the Lord and was able to find a job and housing for the summer. I can see the hand of the Lord in my life everyday.