The Rewards of Patience
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Patience doesn’t offer many immediate rewards. Kari Scare of Struggle to Victory offers us a new way of thinking about patience that’s very motivating:
Looking at the benefits of patience through “If… then…” logic has helped me gain a renewed ambition to become more patient and as a result to further defeat any control my temper might try to exert.
- IF I want to grow, THEN I need to be patient.
- IF I want to harvest, THEN I must wait after I plant.
- IF I am patient with others, THEN love and unity will grow.
- IF I want to overcome temptation, THEN patience must be a rule.
- IF I want to win over my enemies, THEN I must employ patient persuasion.
- IF I am patient with others, THEN I am showing love.
- IF the Holy Spirit controls my life, THEN patience will grow within me.
- IF I love one others, THEN I won’t get hung up on faults.
- IF I exercise patience, THEN I act counter-culturally.
IF you want to have an Inspired Day, THEN be patient.
Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. James 5:7
I'm a Christian psychologist turned homeschooling mother of six, author, and speaker. I love seeking inspiration for my day and sharing it with you. God bless you today, friend! - Dr. Melanie Wilson
Patience is sometimes so hard for me. I try not to ask God for it, for I know what happens when I do. But you are so right in that we must continue to have patience. I believe God is working this in me as I am my waiting season.
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I think the difficulty of being patient depends a lot in what we are waiting for. I believe God is patient with our impatience, thankfully.
Glad you are letting the Lord help you.
Placing our patience in God’s hands is the only true way I have found to truly make progress in that area. I know when I try to control it in any way, I fail miserably. His control… Always perfect.
You’re so right about that!
Ah – patience… I should get some of that!
Right now!