second coat

i am by no means an expert painter, however i wouldn't consider myself to be a beginner. as many times as i have painted and gotten paint in my hair and on my clothes, i still know that there can't possibly be a paint that requires only one coat ( and don't try to correct me.... i have even painted with that stuff that says "one coat")

we get in a hurry some days.... just wanting to get the whole exterior of the house painted while we are only using a paint brush. it ain't gonna happen.... partly because of the size of the brush and the other part, because it is gonna take a second coat. our lives are like that too. we want to be who God created us to be..... which is a very noble thing, but we want it now and we don't want Him to apply a second coat. it all takes time and we don't like to wait.

Lord, thank you that you are STILL working on me. you alone know that i need the maintenance. and i alone know i want the second coat to stick so i need time for the first coat to dry. just seems like this coat has taken forever.