It is rather ironic that patience is something we tend to be very patient in trying to learn. We would love to be patient people, but seem to have no sense of urgency in obtaining it. We are all too patient in our pursuit of patience. In his Divinely-given wisdom,
Exploit the Mundane for Christian Living
Most of us have a strange attraction to the dramatic, vibrant, and extraordinary. We love movies where in less than 90 minutes, the world can experience a disaster and some heroic salvation, or a guy and girl can be strangers, meet, fall in love, overcome some conflict, and be reunited.
Keeping humility away
Humility is the one virtue we agree we need, and perhaps even want, but when push comes to shove, we shove it away. This is simply because humility is when self is the last consideration in every situation. But our hearts long to be the first consideration in every situation