(((((((((((Tomi)))))))))))),

Thanks for pointing me here......I have been overloaded & didn't get a chance to read until now.
Patience, gentleness, self-control, love......all are how we react to people in the situations we are in. Remember that these are qualities that develope in us over time. Fruit doesn't come ripe on the tree fully developed, ready to eat. When we pray for these characteristics in our lives, we are actually praying to be put into situations where we will get a chance to use them & develope them & practice them.

These things don't just happen in us or through us......they take time to be developed & grow as we grow in our faith & knowledge & wisdom.......but definitely not without practice.......remember most of all the most important thing about us is that we are work in progress.

Asking for forgiveness is the important.....but as much importance is not beating yourself up over a slipup. Situations like this remind us that we are human & still have work to do & that we aren't fully developed.

You are loved & forgiven you are growing & developing,
Debbie