This is one thing that I think is the hardest skill to learn...and you either have it or it kills you trying to get it! What is the one statement that we hear all the time as kids: Be__________ (did you get it)?
Being patient is one of the hardest things I think we as humans (let alone Americans) understand. Webster defines patience as enduring pain or trouble without complaining, calmly tolerating delay, and perserverance. Our parents drill this into us as kids but what stops us as adults from having patience? I think it is instant gratification.
Craig and I have had this very annoying cough all week long. So annoying that we have not had a peaceful nights sleep since last weekend! We have been praying for a week for us to be healed so we can sleep and get better. Well, last night I had an aha! moment, God wants and will heal us but in his time. Sometimes the Lord wants to teach us patience so he is not going to give us instant gratification because what would that do for us. We have to endure and perservere through our trials until God gives us our answers.
Patience is harder for some people than others...and the media telling us we need everything now and just put it on a credit card doesn't help any. We need to learn that the Lord knows what we want and He wants to give it to us but we have to be patient until he is ready to give it to us!
Gal. 5:22-23- But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, PATIENCE, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things here there is no law.
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