Patience isn’t easy for most of us. If a plane is delayed a few minutes or something doesn’t happen exactly when or how we expected it to, we get impatient and frustrated.
James said: “Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You, too, be patient and and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near” (James 5:7-8).
Patience is not simply “teeth-clenched” endurance. It is an attitude of expectation. God knows the final product of what is happening to us, and He would have us link patience to our faith. Ask God for the gift of patience – and then use it.
(Hope for Each Day – Billy Graham)
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