At the current time, my wife and I are having three rooms in our house finished. With a kid on the way, we figured that we would need an additional room for family and friends to stay in when they come out to visit us, so about a month or so ago, we started looking around for someone who could do this work for us.
After a bit of a search, we contracted out with a guy who gave us a good price for the work. At the time, he said that it would take about 3 weeks or so to get everything done. So, once we signed the contract, we set up a time for later that week for things to get started.
Maybe it's that we are having the worst string of events possible when it comes to home finishing, but let's just say that our patience has been greatly tested. First, the contractor (who does some of his own work in the process) hurt his back, which slowed down some of the early work that he had to do. The framing of the empty rooms went well, but then, the contractor's father-in-law got severely ill, which set things back about 2-3 days. Then, we were getting to the point where the sheetrock could be hung, only to find out that the sheetrocker had blood clots and was hospitalized, which set us back a full week. Then, today, he finally got in touch with us, letting us know that his helper would be there during the day, but as of 5:00, we find ourselves still waiting.
Someone once said that patience is a virtue. I will agree that there is a call for patience as God's people live their lives in this world. It's good that we aren't always on people when they are a few minutes late, or when something goes slower than expected. At the same time, we aren't to let others neglect their work and tasks simply because we want to be patient with them. Typically, this is more a form of avoiding confrontation rather than being patient.
Patience can be difficult. I'm sure all of you have had times in life where you found it extremely tough to be patient. Thanks be to God that we have forgiveness for our impatience through Jesus and the cross, and that we have forgiveness for the times we have been neglectful rather than patient.
After a bit of a search, we contracted out with a guy who gave us a good price for the work. At the time, he said that it would take about 3 weeks or so to get everything done. So, once we signed the contract, we set up a time for later that week for things to get started.
Maybe it's that we are having the worst string of events possible when it comes to home finishing, but let's just say that our patience has been greatly tested. First, the contractor (who does some of his own work in the process) hurt his back, which slowed down some of the early work that he had to do. The framing of the empty rooms went well, but then, the contractor's father-in-law got severely ill, which set things back about 2-3 days. Then, we were getting to the point where the sheetrock could be hung, only to find out that the sheetrocker had blood clots and was hospitalized, which set us back a full week. Then, today, he finally got in touch with us, letting us know that his helper would be there during the day, but as of 5:00, we find ourselves still waiting.
Someone once said that patience is a virtue. I will agree that there is a call for patience as God's people live their lives in this world. It's good that we aren't always on people when they are a few minutes late, or when something goes slower than expected. At the same time, we aren't to let others neglect their work and tasks simply because we want to be patient with them. Typically, this is more a form of avoiding confrontation rather than being patient.
Patience can be difficult. I'm sure all of you have had times in life where you found it extremely tough to be patient. Thanks be to God that we have forgiveness for our impatience through Jesus and the cross, and that we have forgiveness for the times we have been neglectful rather than patient.
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