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The "Instant" Society or The Woes of Waiting

Rom 15:5   Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus                 Oh, the woes of waiting and wanting! We are an "instant" wanting society. We, at least in America, have 'fast' food, 'insta'-grams, drive up windows for numerous things, and 'speedy' print services. For our vehicles, there are 'Jiffy' Lube oil changes and Fast-Fix tire repair kits. There are 'fast' check-out lanes in stores and ATM's to get 'fast' money. Here in Chad, I normally get up and have my morning devotions while sipping on a cup of 'instant' coffee. Sometimes after devotions, Carol and I will have 'instant' oatmeal (although the name is deceiving here). The other day, following my devotions and breakfast, I got on the computer and was dismayed at how long Windows  took to start up. Once it was up and running I wanted to check my email and, yes, even Faceboo