GOD
COMMENDS PERSEVERING PATIENCE
BREAD
11 A
man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 19:11 (NIV)
12 Be
joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 (NIV)
And
we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also
rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces
perseverance; 4 perseverance,
character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has
poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
Romans 5:2-5 (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.
Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV)
12 Therefore,
as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with
compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:12 (NIV)
10 Brothers,
as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke
in the name of the Lord. 11 As you
know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's
perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is
full of compassion and mercy.
James 5:10-11 (NIV)
BUTTER
“On
every level of life…..hurry and impatience are sure marks of an amateur.” Evelyn
Underhill
“Christian patience is based upon the absolute, unshakable belief that God is sovereign and that He is at work in the lives of His
children. Christian patience stems from the knowledge that you will not be
forgotten nor forsaken by the God to whom you have committed your soul
regardless of what is happening around you.” Michael
Youssef
“Patience is the
fair handmaid and daughter of faith; we cheerfully wait when we are certain
that we shall not wait in vain. It is
our duty and our privilege to wait upon the Lord in service, in worship, in
expectancy, in trust all the days of our life.
Our faith will be tried faith, and if it be of the true kind, it will
bear continued trial without yielding.
We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and
how graciously He once waited for us.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
“Patience
to the soul is as bread to the body…we eat bread with all our meats, both for
health and relish; bred with flesh, bread with fish, bread with broths and
fruits. Such is patience to every
virtue; we must hope with patience, and pray in patience, and love with
patience, and whatsoever good thing we do, let it be done in patience.” Puritan Thomas Adams
HEART
SAVOR
- · It is true wisdom to be patient.
- · Patience works character and hope in me – a hope which will not disappoint.
- · My patience is based upon the unshakable belief that God has my best interest at heart, that He is keenly aware of the heat of the present fire and that He is working in the wait both in me and in others for our good and His glory. “In the fullness of time”, He acts.
