The essence of the heart is of love, joy, peace, and kindness. This takes patience.
Patience is not a skill most of us are born with. Patience is a skill that most of us learn to develop as we become more self-aware and deepen our spiritual relationship with ‘Self’ and our high power.
Within the practice of patience there is the surrendering process. This is what challenges our patience. The surrendering process challenges us to 'let go' of what we are afraid of to make space for what the Universe has intended for us.
There are many times in my life where I have been deeply challenged to be patient having to surrender to my fears in the moment. Ultimately, it came down to the timing the Universe or God had planned for me. The timing of my profession blossoming was in my weakest moments. Within my willingness to surrender to my higher power for guidance allowed me to release control of what I ‘thought’ should be.
I recently married, my husband is everything I had prayed for and more! I do not believe I would have met him or married him if I had not surrendered to God's calling to change directions in my professional path. The willingness to surrender to my calling in my work required an immense amount of healing. I dedicated two years developing a healthier relationship with myself and to go deeper into my professional work by helping others. It was staying present in the moment, appreciating my life and the simplicity that required patience of me. But I knew in my heart what my higher power was asking of me. If I followed God’s calling, he would provide.
You see, if we ask God for what we want in our deepest desire he will provide. Maybe not on the timing that we want, but within the practice of patience is our lesson, our growth, our surrendering to the greater plan. When we no longer resist out of fear this is when we fully embrace. That is when God provides for us. It is the embracing that we lean in more and allow ourselves to completely surrender. This gives us the gift of patience.
Patience gives us the strength to love, to be nurturing, kind, compassionate and to be of service. When we develop a greater spiritual practice of patience, we are emotionally healthier, better partners, friends, lovers and parents. It helps us achieve our life goals, dreams and desires. It develops our overall mindfulness of gratitude towards life.
6 ways to embody ‘Patience’ in your spiritual practice
1. Be Still
Being still allows us to clear out the noise and distractions so we can listen to what our fears are telling us. This allows us to hear what we truly want in our heart. We must learn the different voices between Fear and Love.
2. Surrender
Surrender to the voice in your heart, your higher power, your spiritual self. This is your desire and calling. Fear controls us from our spiritual self.
3. Ask
Ask for your heart desires. Put it out to the Universe, pray on it and ask for God’s guidance.
4. Listen
Listen to the voice giving you the answers to creating your desires.
5. Follow
Follow the path, this path provides…
6. Gratitude
Through your process practice ‘thankfulness’ for the lesson, growth and challenges. This allows you to appreciate life beyond your current scope and perspective. It opens an expansiveness that there’s more than ‘self’ as we are all connected as one. This creates a higher level of vibration and attraction through energy. The Universe ‘God’ is the creator of all sources of energy, between our human state of reality and our spiritual realms.
I am a patient spiritual being.
I know that everything in my life comes to me is at God's perfect timing.
I do not force my life process, for it is all unfolding at God's perfect timing.
In waiting, there is always a life lesson for me to learn.
I am still, I surrender, I am at peace.
I use my patience to nurture, to love, to be kindness and to help others.
