Don Eugene Brown has written an excellent debut book
entitled Pursue Patience. The book
included many personal stories from his life and his struggles with dealing
with patience. Don Eugene Brown has served in the military many different times
throughout his life. He felt like God was calling him to a higher existence and
in order to get there he had to ask God for what most of us are afraid to ask
for. Before he left for a military mission in Germany, he decided to follow God’s
prompting and pray for the virtue of patience. A key note to remember is when
you pray for patience, you have better get prepared to be tested in this
difficult and challenging area. Patience is remaining calm through the storms
of life, she doesn’t hurry up when we are attempting to make things happen in
our own strength and in our timing, and she won’t reveal everything at once. It’s
important to rely on the word of God and His perfect timing for completion for
our dreams to come to pass, and strength and guidance in the storms of life. Patience is a critical aspect that must be
enacted. The book included dramatic Biblical examples, including Abraham’s
faith and standing on what God has promised until it came to pass to encourage
readers on pursuing patience.
One part of the book that immensely benefited me was when
Brown shared a vulnerable story to his pastor and his brotherhood of friends.
He stated that he wanted to be like Paul and he didn’t believe he would ever
marry. Eventually his desires changed and he later met his wife when he stopped
looking for her. I personally have witnessed my own desires change over the
past two years. I have always thought the same that I wouldn’t marry, especially
since the rate of divorce is 50%, and I’m wondering how many couples are truly
happy and fulfilled, and I wouldn’t have children because if you look at the
world I just see a lot of conflict, danger, and trouble. I’m currently now
twenty-two years old and this past year, my desires have changed. I actually
want to settle down, marry, and have children someday. Before I would have said no way! God had to
slowly change me. Brown encouraged me to stop looking around for a spouse and
when it’s time for us to meet God will lead the way and direct our paths. Now
he isn’t saying to give up on marriage, he’s only saying to have patience. Patience
has to be a chosen decision because trying to make relationships happen could
lead me places that I don’t want to travel and my bag of regrets to accompany me.
I must also display patience in not falling into sexual temptation before
marriage. This one is very complicated to maintain when our hormones and our
bodies are demanding go ahead and have sex and make love. Patience and waiting
until marriage is the safe way to have the marriages God has intended, and much
heartache would be saved if we waited on patience.
This is the author’s first book and I can’t wait to see
what other best-selling books he writes! This book will bless you with learning
about patience! I would recommend this life changing book to anyone who is
struggling to endure trials and curve balls that life can throw our way. If you’re
trying to move ahead of God in certain situations, then you need to read this
book on patience! The waiting stage of life can sometimes be long, and you may
be tempted to become discouraged but take heart, one spoken word and God can
turn anything around. Delayed gratification isn’t often what many of us
consider thrilling because our flesh tends to want the whole thing now!
As a society, we have become more and more of a
generation of people who want and are demanding everything to happen now when
we want it to occur. We want to our marriage partner to come across our path this
exact moment (today, please), the slow automobiles to move out of our lane or
go faster, our perfect career to manifest right now, our children to obey our house
rules, when I say do it, you better do it and no talking back, the long lines checking
out at the stores, and purchasing whatever goods we want but don’t truly need.
This book will guide you into chasing after patience in
your life but be warned that when you pray for patience get ready for the tests
to come! Reading this book has shown me, I have to have patience behind slow
drivers which is a battlefield for me, especially when my favorite driving song
comes on and I want to cruise. And what’s really bad is when it’s a praise song
and if the car in front of me heard it, well let’s be honest it would hurt my Christian
walk. This book has assisted me in waiting on God’s timing for my wife to come
into my life. Whatever areas you have to deal with concerning patience, this
book will immeasurably make you reach into your very soul and activate the virtue
of patience that God wants to bring forth into you. Your harvest will come! Go
after patience!
“I received this E-Book free from the author for this
book review. I wasn’t required to write a positive review.”
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