Do you have patience?

 

Patience endues her scholars with content of mind, and evenness of temper, preventing all repining grumbling, and impatient desires, and inordinate affections; disappointments here are no crosses, and all anxious thoughts are disarmed of their sting; in her habitations dwell quietness, submission, and long-suffering, all fierce turbulent inclinations are hereby allayed. The eyes of the patient fixedly wait the inward power of God’s providence, and they are thereby mightily enabled towards their salvation and preservation.

—Thomas Tryon 

Do you have patience? Today we see so many impatient people. To the point of rudeness and showing no education at all for others. They cut you off when you are driving. They do not stop at stop signs. Even today a lady cut right in front of me in the line at a store to pay before me, although I was waiting a long time in line. I did not say anything, but the cashier allowed it and apologized and said to me thank you for your patience. It can be very frustrating today to see all the impatience by others today for sure. I think God wants us to learn more about being patient as we go about on this Earth School journey. He is always teaching us for sure. We need to learn and others certainly do teach us often. I know I see it a lot. Also today as I was getting ready to back out to leave a store, someone came flying in and then had to back into the space next to me, taking more time to back in, making me wait longer. So many people are very selfish. They only think about themselves and do not think of others around them. We see it daily in all aspects of our lives. Most impatience is due to selfishness for sure. Nonetheless, we are here to love, to forgive, to show grace, mercy, compassion, and patience with others, that is what God wants of all of us! 

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