Let patience grow

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“You must be patient. After you have done what God wants, you will get what He has promised you.” Hebrews 10v36 (ERV)

Many times we want things done NOW. But our God is faithful, and reminds us that “He has made every thing beautiful in his time…” (Ecclesiastes 3v11). There is a work that patience does in our lives, to make us “ready for anything, strong in character, full and complete” (James 1v4, TLB). James 1v2-4 (TLB) says “Dear brothers, is your life full of difficulties and temptations? Then be happy, for when the way is rough, your patience has a chance to grow. So let it grow, and don’t try to squirm out of your problems. For when your patience is finally in full bloom, then you will be ready for anything, strong in character, full and complete.” The Amplified puts it this way “Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations. Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have a full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.” Imagine a life where everything is easy going, without challenges? How would your faith and character grow? How would you become more sensitive to the needs and issues of those who surround you? How would you learn to depend on God and wait on Him, and understand what He requires of you? What then do we do when we while our patience is being worked on? When we are facing challenges that we want to wriggle out of? Ask the Lord. “If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask Him, and He will gladly tell you, for He is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom to all who ask Him; He will not resent it.” James 1v5 (TLB)

Prayer

Are you in need of patience? Are you in need of wisdom for what to do as your patience grows? Why not ask the Lord today….