Patience is a virtue

I always thought of myself as a patient person, very slow to get mad or bothered. I do however have stronger feelings and am impatient when it comes to those I care about because I expect more of them. Occasionally I do get impatient with some things, people who are slow drivers in the left lane, long lines,ect. Recently God has been helping to guide my life and show me what I need to do. I want to be proactive and try to fix my predicaments but I am learning to accept Gods time line for my life rather than my own. I can see where he provides for us in His own way and that doesn't mean giving us everything we want right when we want it. I have been seeing where sometimes no matter much we think we know, we just need to place our confidence in God and let Him tell us what is right. Again I see that total trust in God is key here. I have always had trust issues, but I'm working on them with God as I know he will always take care of me. Here are a few examples of patience as talked about in the bible.

Psalms: 37:7-9 says:

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.

9 For evil men will be cut off,
but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land

Lamentations 3:25-26

The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

It is literally telling us to be patient for the Lord and His salvation. God is a very giving God in His own time and will give when He sees fit. Patience is easy to exercise when we see everything going our way but it gets much more difficult when things are not working out the way we want. It is not a skill one develops overnight, it takes time to learn total patience. Patience is a learned act that we get better at as life continues. When we are young, little thought is given our future and we don't have to wait for long about the things we think about. As we get older, our ambitions, plans, and goals get larger and we must learn to wait longer to get to them. Without waiting, things would not be special, If everyone got everything they wanted when they wanted all sense of accomplishment would be lost. By having patience we are showing God that we trust him to deal with the issues at hand. It shows Him we are following His plan for us, not the other way around.