{"id":5558,"date":"2018-12-10T19:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T00:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/?p=5558"},"modified":"2023-11-23T17:24:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T22:24:45","slug":"immediately-if-not-sooner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/immediately-if-not-sooner\/","title":{"rendered":"Immediately If Not Sooner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5559 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Immediately-If-Not-Sooner.jpg\" alt=\"Immediately If Not Sooner, St. Lawrence River International Bridge\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Immediately-If-Not-Sooner.jpg 450w, https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Immediately-If-Not-Sooner-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Immediately-If-Not-Sooner-361x270.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Patience is not my greatest strength. Most of the time, I want everything done immediately, if not sooner. I want it done now, but I wish it were already done.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">That seems true for many of us.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>We want everything fast:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Food<\/li>\n<li>Information<\/li>\n<li>Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>We don\u2019t like to wait. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/a-right-smart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right smart<\/a> of patience would do us all good. Instead, we <a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/tie-ourselves-in-knots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tie ourselves in knots<\/a> with worry. because we can\u2019t get everything done as fast as we want.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>We become content when we begin to enjoy each moment.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With an <a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/easy-does-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">easy does it<\/a> state of mind, we:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Learn from the past<\/li>\n<li>Do what we can today.<\/li>\n<li>Look forward to what the future holds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Like crossing a bridge on a family vacation, we enjoy the ride.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Above all and at all times, pray for and follow God\u2019s direction.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cBe joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer\u201d Romans 12:12 NIV).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks to Jan Abbott for the suggestion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you have an expression you want explained or a thought about this one? If so, please comment below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.us5.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=11983df7ac45be83499003741&id=1797662da7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email<\/a>\u00a0and receive a free copy of \u201cWords of Hope for Days that Hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patience is not my greatest strength. Most of the time, I want everything done immediately, if not sooner. I want it done now, but I wish it were already done. That seems true for many of us. We want everything fast: Food Information Service We don\u2019t like to wait. A right smart of patience would do us all good. Instead, we tie ourselves in knots with worry. because we can\u2019t get everything done as fast as we want. 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