2 Peter 3:8-9

But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

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I've frequently been wondering when I'll ever be seeing God's promises, recently. Sometimes it seems that time has been dragging for soooo long and there are things I want, things I want to change...but I haven't gotten the things I want or seen the changes. Where are your promises in my life, God?

But here I am being a petulant child, not seeing what He's already done and being impatient for the things God has already set aside for me. "You PROOOOMIIIISED..." ::whine whine:: ::STOMP STOMP::

God has the power to give me what I want, but He wants to give me something better. If I just got what I wanted right away, I think the likelihood of me coming to repentance and striving to be a better person would diminish. He does not want me to perish.

God waited 20 years for me to become Christian...and 4 more years for me to get this point (still imperfect). And He'll wait even more for me to be only SLIGHTLY better than I am now.... God is still infinitely patient with me.

He has already given me Christ. And He will not only continue to give me what's best, but He will also give to me at the MOST perfectEST time.

Why? Because He promised.