Impatience

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 when things were not as we would have them, we either stuffed our feelings or became angry and exploded. 

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 deserved for our sin.  Our relationship with God was restored and we were adopted as His beloved children.  The Bible tells 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.

Pride also fuels our impatience.  We think others should respect us as we believe 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 do not meet the time schedule we have determined.  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 anyone else.

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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