The Patient Patient

 1 Corinthians 13:4  Love is patient,love is kind.It does not envy,it does not boast,it is not proud.

We have all experienced the dreaded wait at the doctors office.  Often you might even see a sign that says if you are more than 15 minutes late that you have to reschedule. Once you've been waiting for 20 minutes and then still not seen for another 10 to 15 minutes can have one quite aggravated.  Then once you are called  to the back you may be put in a cold room with just a hospital gown on waiting for another 15-20 minutes waiting for the doctor to finally come in to stay for 5 to 10 minutes. Seems as if a whole lot of time was wasted waiting.  We really should be using this time talking to God.

Ecclesiastes 7:8  Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in is better than the proud in spirit.   We are to be patient and not be angered by mundane attitudes.  Ecclesiastes 7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.  So there  is no need to get proud and puffed up over something you can't control.

I have learned that if you grin and bear it, then declare  that it's  not going to ruin your day or attitude that things tend to work out for the better. Being patient is bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaints.  In so many words just try to be peaceable and patient while you are waiting at your next appointment.