by Dona Hake
The other day I found a quote that inspired me to share about patience. Really…can any of us ever develop too much patience? Maybe there are areas that you are more patient than others but I want to encourage your heart in the fact that the development of patience is needed, and it is a much needed thing in our walk with the Lord. Here is the quote!
“Patience is not about how long you wait,
it is about how well you behave while you are waiting.”
Now as you read and meditate upon this quote, I want to share a scripture with you to also ponder.
James 1:2-6
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
“My brethren, count it all joy, when you shall fall into divers temptations;
Knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
And patience hath a perfect work; that you may be perfect and entire, failing in nothing.
But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men abundantly, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, which is moved and carried about by the wind.”
The other day I had shared how being double minded can hinder us, and today we see how double-mindedness can hinder our patience . Many times when we are in the midst of a test, we have to wait. Waiting requires us to be patient. So how we behave during our waiting can determine if we endure or not. I encourage you to ponder this quote along with this scripture and search your heart relative to the fruit of patience in your life. I know for myself there are many areas that my patience needs to grow deeper in the Lord.
Lord, we thank you for the fruit of patience, and we desire to grow in it. We ask that You reveal to us areas of weakness in the fruit of patience in our hearts that we may be perfect and entire as we purpose to walk in faith. In Jesus Name, Amen!
2 Thessalonians 3:5
“May the Lord bring you into an ever deeper understanding
“May the Lord bring you into an ever deeper understanding
of the love of God and of the patience that comes from Christ.”