The Two Kinds of People Regarding Patience (TMF:990)

Friday, October 05, 2018
Peace to Live By: The Two Kinds of People Regarding Patience (TMF:990) - Daniel Litton
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       Patience is one of those characteristics that people are either ok with or have a real difficult time with. Some of us are good at having patience, and some of us need a lot of work in this area. The reality is, a lot of us don't like to have to wait for anything. We want whatever we want right away. And really, like it or not there is a root of pride in us when we don't want to wait. There is the feeling that, ‘I am too important to have to wait,’ or ‘I deserve what I want right now.’ These are often the type of thoughts that roll through our minds when we don't want to wait. We must understand, though, that we are all going to have to wait at one point or another for something in our lives. That's just the way life is for people; that's just the way it works. And that’s why the word ‘patience’ exists. Some people are waiting to find the right person to marry. Some are waiting for a promotion at their job. Still some are waiting to have the child they so desperately want. Whatever it is, the need is deep on our hearts. It is something that we are constantly bringing to the Lord’s attention. We want him to act, to help us, and yet he is waiting for the time in which he wants to do it, and his time isn't obviously our time.