PATIENCE (2)

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By Pastor Gitahi Daniel, Christian Foundation Fellowship (CFF) DONHOLM KENYA.

We can define patience in three ways.

1. The capacity to accept/tolerate delay, sufferings, problems etc without becoming annoyed.

2. The ability to continue waiting or doing. How you act while waiting tells whether you are patient or impatient.

3. The quality of waiting calmly without complaining.

God and patience

God has truly been patient with man. He has withstood all of his sinful nature. God the creator made the earth and can destroy it at will but He chooses to give us chances to mend our ways.

By being patient, you become strong and confident in the Lord. It helps to build your character and relationship with God since spiritual maturity is measured by how patient we are.
2 Peter 3:8-9

All great achievements require patience hence it is a key element of success. One of the reasons many of the Israelites did not make it past the wilderness was because of their impatience. Patience, a fruit of the Holy Spirit, does not complain.

Noah, the greatest evangelist exhibited a great measure of patience. He built the ark for a total of 120 years preaching the same message; that people should save themselves from God’s coming wrath. Job also displayed a great deal of patience. Despite all the trials, pain, and afflictions he never complained about it. His patience was paid with restoration.

Ecc 7:8 ‘The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.’

Five Things to know about Patience.

Patience is waiting. The following adverbs modify how we should wait.

1. Patience is waiting quietly Lamentations 3:25-26 implies that God is good to those who wait on Him. Verse 26 specifically says “it is good that one should hope and wait quietly.”

2. Patience is waiting eagerly.

This only means we should express desire in our waiting. ‘Eagerly’ is the term the Bible uses to describe how we should wait for Jesus’ second coming. Heb 9:27-28

3. Patience is waiting until the end.

Heb 6:15 talks about Abraham whom, after enduring patiently, obtained patience. James 5: 7-8 tells us to be patient until the Lord’s coming just like a farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop. We are not only required to wait, but to wait through to the end.

4. Patience is waiting expectantly.

This means anticipating or looking forward to something. We look forward to God’s time in our lives. In Psalms 5:3, the psalmist says he waits in expectations after laying his requests before God.

5. Patience is waiting joyfully.

This we get from James 1: 2-4. The testing of our faith produces patience so it should be all joy in our waiting.

Remember,

– Not everything happens the way we want, dont focus on the time frame.

– Patience tests your faith and ability to wait for the right time through problems and challenges.

– Have patience in all things but first with yourself.

This is a continuation of our sermon “patience.” Be sure to check out part 1 of it right on this page. Remember to also share inorder to spread the Gospel.

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