It has been said that 'patience is a virtue' and no-one I have ever met seems to have been born with patience! I often hear children yelling and screaming to get their own way. When they want something they want it now! And we carry these traits into adulthood. Few people wait until they have saved the money to purchase goods, they use their credit card ( I am not against using plastic cards, if you can pay it off easily). Many get into debt because they can't handle their financial situation. And advertising adds pressure to daily life by giving tempting offers of how to get things 'now'. We get tempted to purchase things we 'want' not just what we 'need'. One of the fruits of the spirit is self-control Gal 5;23 and it takes time for that to develop. It has to be practised!
I often get weary of waiting patiently for God to answer my prayers. It is easy to think 'why pray, He is not answering' when we have not given enough time for the answer to be worked out. The answer is on the way! but there is a delay so we think God is saying 'No' to our request. Sometimes a delay is a test of our patience. Are we willing to wait patiently for the answer? When our patience is stretched it is strengthened. The best things are worth waiting for. And we can wait eagerly expecting an answer in God's time, not our own.
When in Uganda I have visited hospitals where people sit on the grass outside waiting, waiting, waiting, for days hoping to see a doctor. In Africa people wait often doing nothing because there is no other choice. They can't phone the bank to complain, or the phone company, or anyone! Nothing is instant there! let's give God a chance to answer us. He'll give us the best because He is a loving Father. Let's stop complaining and be thankful!
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