One thing that has always been a challenge to me is patience. I have never had any, or not much. I have always been haunted by patience. I am just one of those guys that expects everything to happen now, not wait, and never wait until something else happens.
I am trying to learn patience knowing that this dream of serving a mission is taking us about one year, 12 months, and even 365 days. I am trying to learn lessons, see things with patience realizing that Father is aware of these things, our goals, but He is not too excited to let me have what I want now.
I try to understand the lessons of patience, what I am to learn by many things that are taking time to happen. I try to learn that nothing was done in a day, and well... you have heard all those cliches that make me want to scream. I would think I am getting better. I am old. I have learned many things as I have waited for those things desired. But I still struggle with patience.
Impatience shows itself every day. Waiting until it is His will, waiting until the baby is ready to come to earth, waiting until other see things my way, and waiting until Father determines that I have learned that Eternal Talent of being patient. As I think of today, as I review my thoughts, my actions, and my desires to do things during this day, I can recall at least 25 to 30 times when I have questioned why things do not happen faster. It is a daily, constant lesson I am being taught. I guess patience means waiting, enduring, and smiling while so doing.
I am certainly not good at that, and perhaps shall forever be a prime example of impatience and be one that has to learn, grow, and understand that principle. Wait, wait, and wait some more...
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