The title of this post was not meant to offend anyone, it was simply a confession. I lack patience. I know that most of us would not be so bold as to say that we are patient with everyone, all the time, no matter what, but we like to think of ourselves as pretty decent people who are patient enough. Most of the time, I fell that I fall below the "normal" level of patience. I hate waiting. Waiting for food, for my car to warm up, for someone to call me back, for a class to be done; all of it frustrates me. As inconvenient as it is for me, God expects it of His children. Patience is a fruit of the Spirit, love is patient, wise men are patient. The Bible is full of praise for the patient. Why do I struggle with it so much, then? I am sinful, ridiculously so. The only way for me to get more patience is for me to be put in situations that stretch my patience so I have a chance to lean on the Holy Spirit and persevere with patience. So, I do the unthinkable and pray for patience. People who say God doesn't answer prayers should pray for patience, boy does He answer! All in all, patience in a necessary virtue and God will grant it to you, but you have to grow in it. Little by little, day by day.
