...that is why so many of us struggle in our personal times with Him—prayer or study or meditation. We are unwilling to wait. We won’t put ourselves on our Lord’s timetable, but instead will go about as if we expect Him to mature us and reveal aspects of His great Truth in the 30-minute or hour block of time we delineate for Him daily. Then we wonder why we feel so empty despite our “quiet times.” We ache over our growing reluctance to spend time with Him. We are looking for what we want to happen on our own time. We know nothing of patiently waiting for Him to hear what He wants for us (Psalm 37:4). "The Great Slowpoke", relevant magazine.com

it's strange to think how immersed we all are in our own culture. we start judging our tendencies by the way they compare to the cultural norm, as opposed to some other non-relative standard. i don't feel like i have an abnormal waiting problem. i like to speed, but so does everyone else. i flip through other channels during commercial breaks. i'd rather drive ten miles out of my way than sit through three stop lights. when classes run over-time, i feel rightfully annoyed. but should i? what happened to taking your time? who has time to spare? i'm conditioned to think it's ok to be in a hurry most of the time. work-aholics are productive, and productive people make money, and money can buy you happiness... or maybe not. maybe the more important things work on a whole different system. they say that time is money. what if the thing you want the most is something that you can't buy?