I entered the following story into a short story contest. It did not win the contest, but it did make me think about somthing. Did you know that you never lose when you use your writing skills or what everskills you have for the glory of God. Hope you enjoy the story. It is mostly fictional based on real facts, and I use real names. Also happy valentines day.-God loves you! Sam is the youngest boy of the 3 oldest boys in the Renfroe family. He has 2 younger brothers and 3 younger sisters. Sam is 13 years old, he has a big mouth, a short temper, and no patience. This is the story of how Sam learned to have patience. I only tell you this story because I hope it will help you learn to be patient. Our story starts in the fall of 2018. Sam and his family got back to Canada after spending a busy summer in Texas. They had someone taking care of their animals for the summer and soon got all the animals back. They had 3 cows, some goats, 3 ducks, a bunch of chickens, and a few cats that they had left on their farm all summer. Sam quickly became obsessed with the chickens. He built some bigger nicer warmer pens for them. One of the Renfroe's neighbors were moving, and so for some reason, they gave their old dog to the Renfroes. Now the Renfroes have always had bad luck with dogs, and this time was no different. The Renfroes were told that this dog was not a chicken killer, but for some reason as soon as they got the dog they started losing chickens. At first, they did not think that is was that dumb dog, and so they lost more chickens. Finally big brother Nonresistant saw the dog walking away with a dead chicken. Once the Renfroes found out that the dog was the culprit, Sam fixed something up so the dog could not get the chickens anymore. Mom was mad that they had lost so many chickens. They decided to buy a few more chickens, and also they had a neighbor incubate some for them. Now here is where the story gets interesting. Sam decided to buy some incubators. He had his older brother Nonresistant help him buy some incubators from Amazon. At checkout, there were a few shipping options. We could have selected the 2-day shipping option, but the free shipping option was cheaper. The incubators, expected in about 1 week, were going to take a while to come in. By the 2nd day, Sam was already wishing his older brother would have selected the faster shipping method. It turns out there was a postal strike, so it wouldn't have made a difference. The package finally came in after about 3 weeks. By now Sam should have learned that good things take time and that good things come to those who wait. But did he learn patience yet, you'll have to keep reading to find out. Almost immediately Sam started putting eggs in the incubator. For the next several day's Sam continued putting eggs in the incubator, and different types of eggs. Some were quail eggs, which hatch in 18 days, others were chicken eggs, which hatch in 21 days. Now, this incubator of Sams was pretty modern. It had a build in thermostat and humidity controller. It also had a little screen that showed how many days the incubator had been plugged in. Even with the no patience that Sam had, he did manage to wait 18 days for the first quail to hatch. But then day 21 came and went. Sam, because he had no patience, started to take the eggs out and crack them. A few of the eggs had live chicks, so he stopped. Hopefully, Sam has enough patience to wait for the rest of the eggs to hatch. When I started this story I told you that this was the story of how Sam learned patience. But I don't know if he did yet. He is a difficult child. I hope though that this story has taught you to be a little more patient. Patience is a good thing to have. We not only need it when we are waiting for things, but we also need patience with our fellow man, and with God. As Sam learned with the incubators good things come to those who wait. As we have seen in the last part of the story, impatience can prevent good things from happening. Following is a collection of verses from the Bible on patience: Ecclesiastes 7:8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. Psalm 37:7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. 2 Thessalonians 3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. 1 Timothy 3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous. 2 Timothy 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient. James 5:7-8 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Hebrews 6:15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 1 Peter 2:20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. Adds:
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