They are indispensable for the beating down of my pride. God resisteth the proud and exalts the humble. They thanked God for them as their greatest benefactors. What a long way I have yet to go in order to reach this degree of sanctity. My impatience is a reliable measure of my pride.
Impatience is one of the most foolish of all faults.
It does not relieve me of my sufferings, but aggravates them making me discontented, miserable and uneasy. Impatience, when indulged in, is a rebellion against God. It is a practical refusal to accept His Divine Will in my regard. It is a mark of pride not completely subdued and of self-will that has not fully learned to submit. I must school myself in patience by making little sacrifices throughout the day in bearing willingly small contradictions and checking the word of complaint.