Patience

Patience is not something I am good at.

I hate waiting for anything. I hate waiting in line, I hate waiting at red light, I yell at the person i front of me if they stop while the light is still yellow.

I want instant answers to my questions. I would love to buy things on-line and get them tomorrow.


There have been several things lately that have taught me this lesson that I did not want to learn. I will tell you about two.

My bathroom is in the midst of repair. It needs tiled and a new sink and light fixture and flooring and stuff. This is something I have wanted for the last three years and I have waited and waited and waited. In January I found out that I was getting some unexpected money. (YAY!!!) So after some begging and pleading it was determined that the bathroom would be finished!!! We bought a new sink and fixtures and lights and everything!!! There is a particular person that I want to do the work. He is very talented. He is so talented that he has work a month out. I wanted my bathroom finished NOW!!! So I thought I could find someone else to do it. Hubby told me to wait. "Good things come to those who wait" he said. So I am waiting and I have a bathroom sink in my bedroom to prove it. But I know that when the work is done it will be worth it.

The second you might guess is children. This has been a prayer for twelve years. We knew that we wanted to be parents so we waited. We prayed and waited, knowing that we were called to e parents. We prayed and prayed and prayed. We started the process to become foster parents but we ran into a snag so now we are waiting again. Of course when I found out about the snag I threw a wall eyed hissy fit. Cried to every person who would listen, cried out to God. If I had been three I would have thrown my self down on the floor and kicked and screamed for three days. Then I did the obligatory moping and woe is me and life is no fair. And don't forget about the "Why me, am I such a bad person that this couldn't work out for me?" Tonight as I was talking to a friend about what to do to speed up the process my hubby looked and me and told me to do nothing, it was all in God's timing and He was taking care of it. Of course I looked at him and said "Sweetie you are so right. I can't believe that I ever doubted"...NOT I said "Who are you and what did you do with my husband"

He has been reminding me of God's timing a lot lately. So I have learned to be patient. Maybe not learned. I am learning to be patient. I still have a lot to learn tho.

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31 (King James Version)