We have become conditioned and programmed into immediate responses. All around us we flick on switches, turn knobs and something or the other comes into action. We have come to expect everything to be “instant”. Instant coffee, instant food, instant credit and even instant cash.
When a piece of equipment fails to respond we become annoyed. We do not like to wait. We become easily impatient. Because of this impatience we lose out on many benefits in life.
Our impatience often leads to anger. However, patience has many rewards. A patience mind calmly awaits the outworking of circumstances and in that patience, acquires the knowledge and insight to handle situations more effectively.
Then… rather that a knee jerk reaction, we act from a position of thought and vision, often leading to better outcomes.
Patience is not about doing nothing, but rather allowing just a little time and space to get yourself together, so that when you do something, it really is something.
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