Yesterday Matt and I went to a convenience store when they were first opened. The woman who was checking me out was having problems with the register. We stood there waiting for a while as she tried to figure it out.
To soften the tension for her, I shared I am reading a book about eliminating hurry and growing patience and in that moment I was being given the opportunity to practice being patient. She smiled and shared that she works at a larger store for her second job. She said that people will shop there for hours yet they have no patience to wait a couple minutes in the check out line.
Pause to absorb that perspective she shared.
When we are moving on our timeline we have patience yet when we are put on someone else’s timeline our patience thins.
Intriguing and convicting.
If you, like me, would like to slow down and grow your patience, I invite you to join me to…
pause. breathe. pray.™
May this awareness stay with us as we enter this day. Let’s remember that love is patient, so whether it’s our timeline or someone else’s practicing being patient is a gift we can live out for ourselves and give to others. And maybe sometimes, when we are giving opportunities to grow our patience, like I was yesterday, there is a greater reason for the wait, like this interaction with this woman was for me.
With love and hope,
Shawn
Love is patient - 1 Corinthians 13:4