I was reading an online article about rude behaviors people exhibit in a grocery store. Things like not putting the carts back, blocking aisles, and talking on the telephone while checking out. In the section on not cutting in line, I came across the following quote.
“Learning to wait patiently in line is a life skill.”
Patience – that 8-letter word we all stumble over at times. Waiting in line with patience. Driving in traffic with patience. Teaching a child how to tie their shoes with patience. Waiting for a table in a restaurant with patience. Waiting for the right time or the right person with patience.
Patience – that 8-letter word that often vexes our soul and causes us to grind our teeth. P-A-T-I-E-N-C-E.
Paul opened his letter to the Colossian church with a prayer and in that prayer he asked for God’s strength and glorious power for his readers. He knew they would need God’s help if they were to develop all the patience needed for this life. We can’t do patience without God’s help.
“We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need.” [Colossians 1:11 NLT]