No 5

(Patience)

The dictionary defines patience as bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint; manifesting forbearance under provocation or strain. For a Christian, patience is learning how to wait to fulfill personal goals and learning to accept difficult situations as from God and not giving Him a deadline to remove them. We ask the Lord for patience and want it right away; yes?

The standard we have as Christians is the Lord Himself who has always been and always will be patient with us. He waits for us to catch up to Him in a circumstance in our life and graciously gives what is best for us, in His time; heh, that's a hymn, isn't it?

When we sing that hymn, we pray “Lord please show me every day, as You're teaching me Your way that You do just what You say, In Your Time”. So starting today, let's all be more patient with each other and let's accept God's will for our lives and memorize the following verse: Romans 15:5 "Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus". The Body of Christ will not only benefit, but it will be built up because patience brings on many, many other Christian virtues that we will see in future studies.