Episode #294: The Irreplaceable Role of Patience

 

Understanding Patience

 

Patience is forged through difficulty

Job

11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience, joyfully ." CSB Col 1:11–3:12.

10 Brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name as an example of suffering and patience. - CSB Jas 5:10–2

2 Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching. - CSB 2 Ti 4:2

So often, wherever we see patience in the Bible, we see a struggle of some kind

We have struggles with difficult people

We have struggles with uncontrollable circumstances

We have struggles with ourselves

 

Some helps for developing patience

Press the pause button

time to think and reflect intentionally

Pray unceasingly

giving our struggles to God

Practice empathy

Seek to understand others

Prune your emotions

what is healthy and what is unhealthy?

Press on

stay the course, it may take longer than you expect