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“I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:” Proverbs 24:32 (NIV)

Being impatient and tapping your nails or huffing and puffing doesn’t speed up things when stuck in a long line. Recently, I went to the post office and there was one person at the counter. I only needed one stamp and a stamped envelope. There were a couple of people ahead of me with packages, so I settled in to wait. By the time my turn was close a pretty long line had formed behind me and a couple of the people were not so patient. Including one who kept tapping her nails on the counter. If she had been observant she would have noticed:

There was only one worker, and he had a lot going on. The couple with several boxes in front of me was actually mailing care packages to military personnel. And one of the boxes they didn’t have to mail because it belonged to a relative of the postal worker; the military person had just come home.

By being observant, I was extra nice to the postal worker and went out of my way to make him smile. I also made sure I thanked him and wished him a good day. I was able to see blessings in action while enduring a wait for a simple stamp. How many blessings have we missed by being impatient? Has being impatient ever helped a situation move faster? The next time we are in line, let’s determine to show God’s kindness to others rather than become frustrated.

“Dear God, Help us to take things as they come. Whether it’s fast or slow. Everything is in Your timing and Your will. Open our eyes to people and situations around us so we may bless others.”

For His Glory

Katrina Redman
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