Friday- patient/impatient

[Lin]

I looked at the list and this one popped out at me.

At times I can be very ipatient. I want things done when I want them done. ANd when I have to wait on others I get cranky. I had a fasting lab this morning and she had told me I could get my results and meds by non. But I called at 11 and they had the results and had called it in to the pharmacy. That was nearly 2 hours ago. I called pharmacy and they said a couple more hours. I really can't see why it takes 4 hours to slap a label on a bottle of Lipitor, but I said.OK. I will pick it up later.

I had about half an hour free and wanted to get it now, but I said. OK. (thinking to myself....I've gone with out it all my life,...what's a few more hours??? ) the OLD me woudl have probably snapped at her and asked why it took so long or told her I should have had them call so and so pharmacy instead. But i did not.

Today...count me PATIENT.

LIN

[SunnyGirl]

great chip for today.......

I've always heard patience is a virtue!

I can remember how as a child I was alway's
impatient.... birthdays ~ Christmas
Having to wait for anything was torture.

Well, as an adult I feel much the same way

I have to work very hard to be patient and it isn't
very easy for me. I learned long ago, never pray
for patience, God sends me stumbling blocks to
make me test myself.

This is one of those defects that I am a constant
work in progress........... Hugs, ~SunnyGirl~

[caressa]

Patience paid off for me on Friday. My partner and I came in 2nd with a score of 61% the highest percentage he has ever had. We went over a few defensive strategies before the game and they paid off. Communication is so important. When you play as a team player instead of playing for yourself, it pays off. I have a partner who tries to play her hand and mine too and it doesn't work.

I am more of a believer in me testing God than God testing me my friend. He puts challenges in my life, but I don't look at them so much as a test of whether I can get through them but a test of my faith and trust in Him.

They often come as a result of choices I made or my personal denial and lack of acceptance of what is happening in my life.

As I have always said, "Patience is that what is in a doctor's office?" If I ask for patiencee then I get things happening in my life that I have to tolerate and practice on.