We’ve all heard the prayer: “Lord, make me more patient—and do it now!”
Being forced to wait ratchets up the stress and shortens our fuse. When that happens, we not only fail to be patient but we undercut the Spirit’s work in our lives.
Patience is not just a virtue, it’s a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22)—which means that demonstrations of impatience reveal the sour fruit of our fallen hearts rather than the sweetness of Jesus in our lives. Since God is a patient God, when we abandon patience we miss the opportunity to show our world the glory of God through our lives.
Bursts of impatience only demonstrate that we are more concerned with our own agendas than the needs and struggles of others. So let’s all take a deep breath and turn our focus away from ourselves by patiently loving others instead of ourselves in the midst of stress.
Patience gives us the privilege of sharing the refreshing fruit of God with others and Show your world what God is really like.
Today my precious dears I encourage you to have patience with others around you. I understand that that is difficult sometimes but just remember that those people that may be discouraging you in some way are going through the same daily struggles and blessings that you are daily. Sometimes just giving them a smile and a helping hand brightens their struggling spirit and may make their day. Today, Be a Blessing- Use Your Power of Patience! 😊❤
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