Currently I am sipping a nice lukewarm cup of espresso. ( I drink way to slow) In a few moments it will probably more closely resemble a iced coffee. Moving on from that thought...
Lately, I have been getting deeply frustrated waiting on God. Sometimes I would like to give God an energy drink and get it over with. As you can see, patience isn't necessarily my strongest attribute.Being born into the instant gratification generation doesn't help the situation either. We have fast food, fast prescriptions, instant taxes, and instant (fill in the blank). DOES THE MADNESS END!!! Truth is, all of us could use a little more educating in the art of waiting. Some really, smart person once said, "patience is a virtue". One thing I don't get is how every time we pray for patience, the next day, we encounter an abundance of idiots.
Idiots on the road, idiots at our work places, idiots living next door... WHY GOD WHY?
Just yesterday I experienced this rather enjoyable occurrence. What I have learned is that, sometimes the best response to our aggravation is silence. Most of the time I cool down and a few days later I wonder why I got so frustrated. My impatience with people has caused me to say a lot of stupid things that I later regret. The truth is, along with patience we (I) need to learn how to have grace with people. Maybe we all should spend some time looking at ourselves. After just moments of self analyzing we would realize that I would annoy myself. We gets so annoyed with other people that we never begin to think how much we must annoy others. God has alot to teach me. My parents have told me on a number of occasion that I will probably be learning patience till I kick-the-bucket. That feels really encouraging. (smiley face) But really, would you rather have everyone remember you as the impatience jerk. With alot of persistence and a little frustration maybe we can leave this world helping others become a more patient people.
Provide the patience you wish everyone provided you!
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