Strive...to be patient

If you know me, you know I'm not patient. If you don't know me or haven't been around me when I'm being impatient, I rival a 2 year old for how awfully impatient I am.

I hate it when people are late, even though if I'm the late one it's no big deal...I may be hypocritical too, but that's a different post.... I hate it when people don't understand concepts that I find incredibly easy, I hate it when Alex has the remote and is watching commercials on ESPN, when my show is back on already on HGTV. (We're cool, we know...) I hate it when I have to wait in line at the grocery store behind Father and Mother Time buying 51 cases of cat food because they're doubling coupons, which he forgot in the car so she will go grab them as she putters away in her Hover Round Scooter. I hate it when I'm ready to go and Alex decides to change shoes (don't mind that he was waiting for me to switch outfits 30 times...) I'm NOT patient...at all.

My impatience, however, has reached an all time low. I am so ready for whatever is next. I can't wait to: sleep in on Saturday, take my National Board Exam on April 14th, make muffins with fresh blueberries in July, go to Michigan City with my Family for the 4th of July, start my first ever "real" job, find a new apartment, go to New York for Thanksgiving, seriously this list could be infinite!!

I am not enjoying the present. I am trying to wish my life away for whatever is next, new and exciting! It's sad. I look around (my tiny apartment) and think of all the funny stories and good memories we have here. When we move away, a lot will change. I like change, don't get me wrong, except at Christmas time. I like Christmas to be the same as it was in 1995, but with better hair and straighter teeth. But, what I don't want is to rush this part of my life away and not realize how blessed and lucky I am. This is, most likely, the last time of my life that I will be able to sleep in until 9 every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Most kids adore their college years, but I'm wishing mine away, being impatient.

This leads me to this weeks Strive moment: I need to be patient in every aspect of my life....including the grocery store. (Even though Father and Mother Time are probably still there....)

James 5:7-8 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord is coming near.