When You're Tempted To Lose Patience With Another, Think About How Patient God Has Been With You

According to the Bible, Peter warned that in the last days people would doubt God because it seems He is slow in fulfilling His promise to return.  Peter pointed out, however, that this seeming slowness is a good thing.  God is actually demonstrating His patience by giving people more time to repent (2 Peter 3:9), and also being true to His character, as in patient or slow to anger (Ex.34:6). We too must be slow to become angry  and slow to speak (James 1:19).  According to James, "quickness" is reserved for our ears.  We're supposed to be quick to listen.  Think about how much trouble we could avoid if we learned to listen, really listen, not just stop talking before we speak.  In our rush to meet goals and deadlines, let's remember to speed up our listening and to slow down our tempers and our tongues.