“Just be patient.”
Lessons in Patience (#1)
How often have you heard the phrase, “You just have to be patient”? Or better yet, how often have you told someone else, “Just be patient”?
Often times I find it very difficult to be patient. Is patience really an important virtue?
Numerous passages in scripture tell us to be patient.
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. (Romans 12:12 ESV)
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:1-3 ESV)
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, …. (Colossians 3:12 ESV)
And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. (1 Thessalonians 5:14 ESV)
…. preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. (2 Timothy 4:2 ESV)
Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. …. You also, be patient. …. Do not grumble …. (James 5:7-9 ESV)
Clearly, as challenging as it may be, it is important for Christians to value patience and to have the desire to practice patience, whenever necessary, in any circumstance.
Patience is accepting my circumstances and courageously persevering without complaint.
Read more about patience in future blogs.
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