Patience is a virtue!

Last year every time I had to wait for basically the only bus near us that would take us where we needed to go, I thought, "You really must a lack of patience in my character God."  I waited for the B24 for hours last year.  I would see all these other buses come by multiple times before the B24 would come by the first time.  This year when we were in the process of moving I always so thankful that I would not need to wait for the B24 this year, though its route still goes by our new apartment!  

Well, it seems I still need to work on patience and it seems God is once again using the Turkish bus system to show me that!  Last week I was on campus and waiting for the B44/a to come by so I could go home.  When I first got to the stop I was so happy I wasn't going to be waiting to take the B24, especially at 9pm.  Its only scheduled to come to campus once (or maybe twice) more before stopping for the night.  Much to my surprise I saw a B24 come by almost immediately.  I thought that was strange but didn't think much of it.  After about 20 min. of waiting I thought surely the B44/a would coming.  However the next bus that came was the B24...AGAIN!  I still did not get on this bus because I was certain the B44/a would be coming momentarily.  However after waiting for another 25 minutes I was wishing had gotten on that bus but my stubbornness stopped me.  I saw headlights in the distance and the  loud hum of a bus muffler and was excited that I'd finally be getting on my B44/a to go home.  But... it was the B24, AGAIN! I saw it, waved it down and climbed on board chuckling and thinking in my head, "Lord, You're funny! You have a such a sense of humor."  I thought my patience had grown some but still realizing I had much further to come.  I also thought I'd never wait for buses to the extent I did last year with the B24 but as it turns out, I'm still waiting for buses like I did last year with the B24 and the Lord sends me the B24 to get me home!  It seems I still have more to learn... but to remind myself to wait patiently, I've now written on my BuKart (bus card) cover "PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE."