Patience is a virtue. I know it's cliché, but just because it's been bumper-stickerized and refrigerator magnetized doesn't make it any less true. Patience is a necessary asset to life! In every relationship, in every conversation, in every deed we can either choose to show patience...or not. We can show this fruit of the Spirit and glorify God (Galatians 5:22-23), or we can choose to show our rears.
However, as with anything, patience takes time. It's a fruit, and fruits take a while to mature. Kenlea (my 14 month old daughter) shows me this every day. It has taken her 14 months to get to the point where she is strong enough (and balanced enough) to walk. And even though she has started walking...they're still baby steps. She's not running a 5K or hiking the Appalachian Trail. It takes time to develop and mature. And though we rarely master anything in this life, the lessons we learn as we try...help us develop perseverance. Lord, give me the serenity...
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