Willingness to be led by God requires patience and a listening attitude. That is not always the path of least resistance. And we aren't really seeking direction if we are already moving in a direction while we should be still. Patience is a fruit of the Spirit, but the flesh likes shortcuts and quick setups and quick fixes; it will short-circuit the trial of our faith that itself produces patience too (James 1:3). Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock at the door and it shall be opened to you. If we do not purposely ask, seek and knock at the door with patience, we can receive/find/get into what was not intended for us. As sons and daughters, our Father will certainly catch up with us and chastise us (Hebrews 12:7) so we can learn the needful through some trial of our faith.

Hebrews 12:5-11
5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, or lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises everyone He receives as a son.” 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8 But if you do not experience the discipline that everyone undergoes, then you are illegitimate children and not even sons. 9 Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live? 10 Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. 11 No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a peaceful harvest of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

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PATIENCE
http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/patience

Patience is a person's ability to wait something out or endure something tedious, without getting riled up. It takes a lot of patience to wait for your braces to come off, deal with a 2 year old temper tantrum, or build a house out of toothpicks piece by piece.

Having patience means you can remain calm, even when you've been waiting forever or dealing with something painstakingly slow or trying to teach someone how to do something and they just don't get it. It involves acceptance and tolerance, and is usually easier to have when there's something in it for you at the end. That could be a goal you've been slowly working to achieve, or just lower blood pressure.

The opposite of patience is:
indecency
restlessness
thoughtlessness
impropriety

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Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, PATIENCE, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.

See also Long-suffering:
http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/long-suffering

And Patience vs. Longsuffering:
www.spiritandtruth.org/questions/51.htm