Patience in America

an Article over at Marriage Partnership talks about the importance of patience in marriage. On a more general note, I think that our society as a whole could benefit from a general increased level of patience.

The article also reminded me that patience is not just waiting for something. A lot of the time i spend waiting is not based on my own decision. (rather it is waiting over something i have no control of)

The truth is, we can't have patience without the waiting. But just because we're waiting doesn't necessarily mean we have patience. It's how we wait in marriage that's most important. Do we wait with a good attitude?

the article goes back to Isaiah 40:31 and argues that we should derive our patience as time waiting for God's plan

I've found one of the best ways to develop patience is to think of my waiting times as "waiting on the Lord." So instead of waiting on my husband to change, I think of waiting on the Lord to work changes in him. And in me! That whole mind adjustment makes it much easier to be patient with my spouse. Waiting on the Lord gives me the sense that something is going on, I just can't see it at the moment. But I wait with eager anticipation to see what God is going to do

Do you think that your patience could use a tune-up? Would it make a difference in any of your relationships and/or your effectiveness as a witness for Christ?