God Is Faithful

I'm being challenged by a new way to look at waiting.  It doesn't feel like an exercise of patience, particularly since you don't really practice patience, it's fruit of the Spirit.  Anyway, I'm seeing the waiting as more like a way to reflect on my faith.  I'm taking the time to think of all of the times God has been faithful.  There are so many of them, and thinking back on those times when God was faithful, even though He was seemed slow, has given me a new perspective on this time.  Instead of having patience, I'm using this as a faith journey reflection.  I'm loving this new perspective.  When I feel impatient, I think on a time God was faithful.  When I feel anxious, I think on a time when God was faithful.  When I feel hopeless, I think on a time when God was faithful.  Reflecting on faith renews my hope.