I was patient for a moment today too.
But when it comes down to patience any other way,... well, those moments pass so fast and are so few. If it's based upon not letting out my anger, or perhaps on simply giving it some time then my patience is not growing so much faster than my ability to pretend that all is fine.
And still I seek forgiveness for my motives, even as I seek forgiveness for my moods. And one day when I'm patient I'm convinced I'll never know because impatience is sourced deeply in my prideful, selfish soul. So, one day when I am patient I'll be humble, and I'll forgive more quickly than I'm wronged. Until then, I'll just have to count on Jesus and His humble, patient ways to draw me on.
Friday, February 01, 2008
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Wait. I have an idea. Let's count up all of our patient moments (including ones where we haven't had a reason to not be patient, where we've not been wronged or are not waiting), multiply it by 10, and compare that to, say, one time, just one, of impatience. One that perhaps wasn't my worst. A momentary impatience easily recovered.
Then I'll look good, right?
Wouldn't it be lovely? ... or ... not.
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