I'll admit it... I have zero patience.
There I said it... I guess we're done.
OK, I can say that I'm impatient with myself as much as I am with others, so at least I'm equal-opportunity in my impatience. I'm also guilty of being frequently impatient with God. (You know, if He has the power to end war, poverty, suffering, etc., let's just get on with it.)
So why should we even consider putting on a garment of patience? In some ways, my impatience is my best asset, and I'm happy with it. It's a key source of my drive and energy, and leads me to accomplish a lot of things. But it does get in my way sometimes.
My impatience gets in the way of some of my close relationships. (Have you noticed a slight difference in the natural operating pace that Kristen and I have?) Sometimes my lack of patience has me expending lots of energy to bring about something that God naturally brings about - my effort didn't seem to make a difference. And I guess that's it... my lack of patience gets in the way of my relationship with God, because in some respects, my lack of patience is really an issue of lack of trust in God's plan.
That's why we're reminded to put on our garment of patience for our journey with God. It's all about trusting God to act... to act in me, and to act in my companions on this journey.
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