Impatience

I USED to be an impatient person. God is good because even when I was praying that God deliver me from impatience I was asking Him to please deliver me NOW!!! LOLOL!! Even in my prayer, I wasn't patient! Today, I took some time to meditate and look back over some things, I realized that my mind had CHANGED in regards to wanting things NOW. I realized that I am better off where God has me RIGHT THIS MINUTE. Well, I'm smiling now because as I looked back not TOO far down the road...I understand why. Hindsight can really be 20/20 and I thank God for HIS PACE and not MINE. It's a process. God is sooo good. I realized as I was praying earlier that my prayer has changed. When it comes to the things I want to do and accomplish, the things I want to happen in my life...I continue to work toward these things carefully in prayer but...there's no rush. I can wait on God. See, my timing might be NOW but I would rather HE take me at HIS pace and TEACH me some things than gain all this stuff through my flesh quickly and be destroyed in the process. I've noticed that I have put my blinders on...meaning that I'm not looking at the success of my neighbor or my friend and wondering what's up with me? (I admit the enemy still TRIES to come at me this way..but thankfulness and refection on what God is doing sends him FLEEING!!!) As I type, I smile because God is working in me HIS Good pleasure. I am HIS. He is MINE. I can look back today and see Him teaching me! I can surely live with His timing and not mine.....right? YES. I CAN. His timing is PERFECT. I choose His over mine anyday. So, don't get in a hurry. Have your goals, work toward them but make sure that God is directing your paths!! OH!! And I just read an AWESOME blog that confirmed EVERYTHING that God has been doing in my life lately. It was almost like He was telling me again that HE has everything in control. Just follow HIM. Be Blessed!