This morning, I was reading one of my daily devotionals and it talked about the importance of having patience with others. Ephesians 4:2 was referenced, “be patient, bearing with one another in love”. At the end of the devotional, it asked to identify two people who I have little or no patience for. To be honest, my list went well beyond two people. Then I had to ask myself, why am I so impatient with these certain people? I’m a people person and will speak to just about any breathing individual. After some reflection, I actually learned something about myself, and I understand now why certain people test my patience. 60 years it has taken to learn something new about myself, and I realize I need to work on a certain aspect of my life so I can better reflect the love of Christ to everyone…even those whom I have not given my complete attention.

 As humans, we are God’s creation. We come with special talents, abilities, and sometimes personal flaws, that go unnoticed in our everyday life. Some struggle to understand their character makeup and it truly impacts the way we interact with others. How can you truly know the real you? What I mean is, how can you peel back the layers of your personality to understand why you do the things you do, how you respond to others, and the talents God has given you.

 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

 Hebrews 4:12 literally cuts to the point. God’s word brings light to who you are as a human, a child of God, and what you can do in your life to bring Him glory. Who better to inquire about YOU than your Creator! Jesus said it well in Matthew 10:30 “But the very hairs on you head are all numbered”. If God knows how many hairs you have (or don’t have), He can also enlighten you on why you exist. He has a plan and purpose for your life, and unless you let His word guide you along the route to sanctification, you are simply traveling through life in the dark. Reach your fullest potential by tapping into God’s instruction manual for this life and into eternity.