Actively Waiting

I am not a patient person. I like to keep moving. Last week, Gena and I were going shopping and came upon stalled traffic at a bridge. Rather than wait in traffic, I took an exit and looped around to a completely different area than where we had planned to go. When I pull in to a drive-through, if the line is more than a couple of cars long, I will leave to go somewhere else, even though it may actually take longer than waiting. I will change channels on the TV instead of waiting through the commercials.
Many times in my life, I have felt that I knew God's plan for me. Also, there have been many times that I did things  just to keep moving, even though it may have changed my direction. Spur of the moment decisions have undermined carefully thought out plans. I wanted His plans completed in my time frame.
I pray for patience that I look for God's timing and not my own. I pray that I can cease striving to accomplish tasks and projects on my schedule. I pray that I can be an active waiter: listening to God's direction, knowing when to wait and when to go, and having the courage to rely on faith, not needing proof or results.