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Impatience

Tuesday September 10, 2019

For some of us, a lifestyle in addiction grew out of our frustration with negative events in our life.  The absence of another’s care for our well-being made us feel vulnerable in our social life and in our community.  We became inpatient and rebellious because of the way we were treated and either stuffed our feelings or became angry and exploded when things were not as we would have them. 

Don’t say, “I’ll get even with you for the wrong you did to me!”  Wait for the Lord, and he will make things right for you.  (Proverbs 20:22 NIRV)

When we gave our will and life over to the care of God, we learned that God loved us so much that He gave His son Jesus to pay the debt we owed for our sin.  Our relationship with God was restored and we were adopted as His beloved children.  The Bible tell us that God is love, and that love is patient and kind.  As we experience the undeserved love of God for us, we will repent and get rid of all the bitterness and resentment that is fueling our impatience with those around us.

We get our new life from the Spirit, so we should follow the Spirit.  We must not feel proud and boast about ourselves.  We must not cause trouble for each other or be jealous of each other.  (Galatians 5:25-26 ERV)

Pride also fuels our impatience.  We think others should respect us as we deserve, and yet we often do not treat others with the respect they deserve.  We get impatient with those who are seeking to help us when they don’t meet our time schedule.  We get impatient when God does not immediately answer our prayers and begin to obsess on going back to our old ways.  We stress and complain because we consider our needs are more important than the needs of others.

God has a plan for us that is meaningful, purposeful and joyful.  Let’s get rid of our impatience and trust that God’s timing is perfect, and that He will do for us and through us those things He has planned. 


Prayer:  Loving God, Forgive my impatience with people and events.  Help me to see You at work in my life to fulfill those good and perfect plans You have for me.  Amen


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