Patience is a struggle

Point me the most patient person in the world, I shall learn from him/her how to have this virtue in my life. I believe even the most patient person had their moments, that would be impatient moments.

My moments, to be honest, had increased the past few months due to moving to a new job. It’s mainly because I’ve to drive more and it’s notorious that driving in Bali can give one a heart attack. You have daredevils, you have people you don’t have street manner, basically you come across a lot of fellow drivers that actually don’t deserve to have a driving license let alone driving on the streets. The impatience increase also in dealing with people. It’s so hard when you have to deal with things that don’t go the way you want, and deal with people who don’t act the way you expected them to be.

Then I come across this story from Max Lucado called A Picture of Patience. And the last sentence just opened up my eyes… God is patient with me, He is patient with those reckless drivers on the street, He is patient with my friends, He is patient with my family.. Imagine the load of patience He has to pour out for each of us, day in day out

I was floored. The story really touched me, but that quote is the thing that moved me. So allow me to quote it here, which is a good reminder for me mostly.

“God is being patient with you” (2 Pet. 3:9). And if God is being patient with you, can’t you pass on some patience to others? Of course you can. Because before love is anything else: Love is patient.