How do you continue to have Patience?

[Timmy234]

What exactly does it mean to have patience in God's plan for you? when I got home from my mission I had no Idea what I wanted to go into with my education or career wise. I asked for the blessing. In that blessing I was told to "if I do everything I'm suppose to and have patience in God's plan everything will work out." I feel like Ive done everything. I go to church, have a current recommend, I do all I can to serve others (at least I try to ) and I try to fulfill my calling to the best of my ability. It's been 6 years since that blessings, I have asked for other since then but its just the same blessing over and over again. The only thing different is the blessing say "God has a lot of blessings waiting for you."  I really don't know what else to do. I haven't really noticed any changes in my life at all. in fact I have had a lot more negative stuff happen over the last 6 years. For example I have torn my ACL, suffered six concussions, tore my Achilles tenant, tore my rotator cuff, tore my munches, and lost my job. I still have no idea what I am doing in college and I struggle to stay motivated to finish my assignments.

I just don't get it really. We are told in Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

But it really feels like: Ask, and it MIGHT be given you; seek, and ye MIGHT find; knock, and wait in the rain for hours, maybe days, maybe month, and possibly years then it MIGHT open unto you. 

Yes I know Faith is believing in things not seen but are true, but are we meant to walk around our whole life blind then? 

What exactly are we suppose to have patience for? I feel like I am doing everything I am suppose to do, but I am still getting no direction. I know I am not suppose to look for some star to fall from heaven but I am still told to have patience. I just don't know what I am having patience for. God says he knows me and loves me better than anyone else, but I don't see him trying to help me at all. Do you guys have any advice?

[NeuroTypical]

Just now, Timmy234 said:

What exactly does it mean to have patience in God's plan for you? when I got home from my mission I had no Idea what I wanted to go into with my education or career wise. I asked for the blessing. In that blessing I was told to "if I do everything I'm suppose to and have patience in God's plan everything will work out." I feel like Ive done everything. I go to church, have a current recommend, I do all I can to serve others (at least I try to ) and I try to fulfill my calling to the best of my ability. It's been 6 years since that blessings, I have asked for other since then but its just the same blessing over and over again. The only thing different is the blessing say "God has a lot of blessings waiting for you."  I really don't know what else to do.

 

What exactly are we suppose to have patience for? I feel like I am doing everything I am suppose to do, but I am still getting no direction. I know I am not suppose to look for some star to fall from heaven but I am still told to have patience. I just don't know what I am having patience for. God says he knows me and loves me better than anyone else, but I don't see him trying to help me at all. Do you guys have any advice?

Hi and welcome Timmy234.  It sounds like you're waiting for God to tell you who to be or what to do.  I'm not sure it works like that.  You have to figure out who you want to be, and what you want to do.  Make goals based on righteous principles, strive to reach them righteously.  God probably isn't going to tell you "walk down that street and knock on that door to find your spouse", or "you need to travel to this town and enroll in this college" or "apply for this job".   The blessings come as you live life righteously.  

Am I anywhere in the ballpark of offering good advice?  Or do you have all that figured out already?  Are you looking for a spouse?  What are your education/career plans?

[Timmy234]

3 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said:

Hi and welcome Timmy234.  It sounds like you're waiting for God to tell you who to be or what to do.  I'm not sure it works like that.  You have to figure out who you want to be, and what you want to do.  Make goals based on righteous principles, strive to reach them righteously.  God probably isn't going to tell you "walk down that street and knock on that door to find your spouse", or "you need to travel to this town and enroll in this college" or "apply for this job".   The blessings come as you live life righteously.  

Am I anywhere in the ballpark of offering good advice?  Or do you have all that figured out already?  Are you looking for a spouse?  What are your education/career plans?

Thanks for your response. Yes, those are some great points and to answer your questions and I honestly don't have any of that figured out. I have goals, my main goal is I want to be a great father and husband. I want to be able to provide for my family.

I figured that in order to get a good job to provide I need to go to college and get my degree. I have been in college for 4 years now. I get average grades, I have been involved on campus with the institute committee, I go on plenty of dates, and yet I don't really feel like I am progressing anywhere at all.  I am currently majoring in English, however I have been having doubts about this and am not sure if I want to continue with this degree. I do get involved with clubs and other activities on campus that seem interesting. 

yes you do have a point, perhaps I am asking God to tell me too much. but what I really am asking him is for confirmation that I am doing the right things. However the only answer I get is to just have patience. Not sure if this makes sense. 

[KScience]

Patience is rough. We need patience in so many places of our lives, but at the same time we need to live our lives and not sit by waiting for something to happen.

In the scheme of things 6 years is not long  - HONEST.... Although I appreciate it feels like an eternity at the time.

It's good that you have general goals in your life, but I wonder what each of these things looks like for you? Once you have figured this out then you can look at where you are and what things need to be put in place for you to achieve these goals and how you are going to be able to achieve this.

Remember that there are many paths to the same outcome and the way you get there may be unconventional to some but right for you. See this as a great opportunity to find out exactly who you are and what excites you.  Your lack of motivation may be a sign that you are going through lots of self doubt or that you genuinely need to find a different course.  Who can you talk to in "real life" that will listen and help you  explore your feelings and hash out the different options?