Patience Pays Off

I am a very impatient person. When driving, I am that person who goes around a stopped line of cars and takes another street. Even when people tell me stories, if they drag out too long, I get impatient, and tune out until I hear something important. I am just not the patient type. In fact, I am one of the most impatient people you'll ever meet.

So you can't imagine when Matt and I discovered we had mutual feelings how impatient I became. I mean, waiting a week is a long time for me, but three weeks is unheard of for me. But you know what, waiting is exactly what I needed. I was able to get to know him better before actually dating, just to see if we'd be compatible. Looks like we get along pretty well.

At any rate, I am not one for labels. In fact, I have a hard time saying I have a best friend, because I think you can have many close friends without one "best" friend. However, when someone is part of your life all day everyday, you want to tell people about him. But what do you call him? A good friend? People, especially my girl friends, wouldn't believe me.

That's why I was so darn impatient with Matt asking me to be his girlfriend, because I wanted to tell the world about him, but had no clue how to explain what he was to me. Boyfriend is much easier.

I really needed this time to reflect on what I truly want in a future husband. I realize that is far from now, but I feel that dating is to find "the one," so I might want to date someone I can at least see somewhat of a future with. It's amazing how God places people in your life and it's your job to find out what purpose they are to serve in your life and what purpose you are serve in theirs. That's what every relationship is about: finding out what we can do to boost the other person while also growing spiritually ourselves.

I really feel like post was not my greatest. It was a collection of thoughts, with no apparent order or organization, which is not my personality. I guess sometimes you have to step out of your comfort zone and do things differently.