Asking For Signs

When the Pharisees asked for a sign, after witnessing a series of miracles, including the feeding of four thousand, Jesus sighs "from the depth of his spirit." (Mk 8: 11).  We've probably been in that same place when someone asks about something we just said as if they never heard it.  The thought goes through our mind:  "Are you deaf?" and we retort: "I just told you!"  It's hard not to be exasperated or short-tempered. Jesus, in his frustration says "no more signs" and crosses to the other shore.  We feel like doing the same.
And yet, how much do we pester him in our impatience for an answer, even at times also asking for a sign? It would be so much easier if he did give us a sign; sometimes he does, but most often he does not. There's where our faith is tested and we learn patience and trust.  We are slow learners, and will be tested many times in our lives until we really "get it." Perhaps we can work on giving God a sign that we have finally learned to wait for his move in his time.
Bro. Rene