PATIENCE
BREAD
9 I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and
kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of
Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. Revelation 1:9 (NIV)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:22-25 (NIV)
15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle
tongue can break a bone. Proverbs 25:15 (NIV)
8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. Ecclesiastes 7:8 (NIV)
3 We
put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be
discredited. 4 Rather, as servants
of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles,
hardships and distresses; 5 in
beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; 6 in purity, understanding, patience and
kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; 7
in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of
righteousness in the right hand and in the left; 8
through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine,
yet regarded as impostors; 9 known,
yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;
10 sorrowful, yet always
rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing
everything. 2 Corinthians 6:3-10 (NIV)
9 For
this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for
you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all
spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 And
we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may
please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the
knowledge of God, 11 being
strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may
have great endurance and patience, and joyfully 12
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the
inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness
of sins. Colossians 1:9-14 (NIV)
12 Therefore,
as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with
compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever
grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love,
which binds them all together in perfect unity. Colossians 3:12-14 (NIV)
10 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my
purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11 persecutions,
sufferings--what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra,
the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a
godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 2 Timothy 3:10-12 (NIV)
1 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction. 2 Timothy 4:1-2 (NIV)
10 God
is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as
you have helped his people and continue to help them. 11 We want each of you to show this same
diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. 12 We do not want you to become lazy, but
to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. Hebrews 6:10-12 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Grant that we may follow the example of
Jesus’s patience.” Thomas
Cranmer
“God is God. Because He is God, He is worthy of my trust and obedience. I will find rest nowhere but in His holy will, a will that is unspeakably beyond my largest notions of what He is up to.” Elisabeth Elliot
“Would you follow Christ? Then follow Him in self-denial, in humility, in patience, and in readiness for every good work. Follow Him with a daily cross upon your back, and look to His cross to make your burden light. Follow Him as your Guide and Guard, and learn to see with His eyes, and to trust in His arm for defense. Follow Him as the Friend of sinners, who healeth the broken in heart, and giveth rest to the weary souls, and casteth out none that come unto Him. Follow Him with faith, resting your whole acceptance with God, and your title to heaven, on His meritorious blood and righteousness. Lastly, follow Him with much prayer. For, though He is full of compassion, He loves to be much entreated; and when He is determined to give a blessing, you must yet wrestle with Him for it. Thus follow Jesus, and He will lead you to glory.” K. H. Von Bogatzky
“A critical remark, a gesture of rejection, or an act
of impatience can be remembered for life by those to whom it is directed.” Henri
Nouwen
“All
of us are waiting for something. It might be a spouse or a baby. It might be
healing or a home. Regardless of what we're waiting for, it's easy to feel
discontent when things aren't going as planned and our dreams are delayed-
especially when questions of ‘Why?’ and ‘How long?’ remain unanswered. God
uses seasons of waiting to teach us patience and make us more like himself. But
sanctification is not the only purpose God has in mind. When we wait faithfully
with unmet longings, we become a powerful picture of the bride of Christ
waiting for the day when he returns and God's kingdom reigns.” Betsy Childs Howard
“Patience in the moment
only comes from gratefulness for the
moment. …. ” Ann Voskamp
HEART SAVOR
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God
desires for His children to be patient and He empowers us to do so.
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“Wait for
the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Psalms 27:14
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There is
always purpose in the wait for every heir of mercy.
