"Patience and Believe, Christian

Mar.02.07: Light for the Day -"Patience and Believe" (<<) (>>)

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-- Matthew 24:13
   But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

-- Ephesians 4:2
   Be completely humble and gentle;
   be patient, bearing with one another in love.

-- Colossians 1:10-11
10 And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of
   the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in
   every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
11 being strengthened with all power according to
   His glorious might so that you may have
   great endurance and patience, and joyfully.

Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience,
for to wait is often harder than to work. -- Peter Marshall

A Teacher returned to her classroom to find chaos had
broken out. Paper, pencils and erasers were flying through
the air, pictures were drawn on the blackboards and walls,
children were running all around the room, and the noise
was deafening. One little girl sat quietly in the back corner,
refusing to enter into the mischief. As the teacher began to
scold the class, she remembered the little girl who was well
behaved. After class, she pulled the young child aside and
told her how much it meant to her that she had remained
silent and obedient.

Often we feel as though our good acts are missed.
When we don't receive credit and acclaim, we feel cheated.
What we need to remember is that none of our actions go
unnoticed by God. He sees our every move, and He
applauds us when we refuse to do those things that we
know we should not, but that our society seems to approve of.
Our reward may not come from this life, but from the life
that awaits us with our heavenly Father. His blessing is ever
with us if we will only be patient and believe.

Prayer: Father, often I feel as though my good behavior is
ignored or forgotten. Forgive me for being prideful,
and help me to know that You see me at both my best
and worst, and love me all the time. Amen.

-- D.& N.D.

There are times when God asks nothing of His children
except silence, patience and tears. -- C. S. Robinson

Never think that God’s delays are God’s denials.
Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius. -- Buffon

-- Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
   patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness and self-control.
   Against such things there is no law.

-- Romans 8:24-28
24 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is
   not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?
25 But if we hope for what we do not see,
   we wait for it patiently.

26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.
   We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit
   Himself intercedes for us with groans
   that words cannot express.
27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of
   the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God's people
   in accordance with God’s will.

28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of
   those who love Him, who have been called according to
   His purpose.

-- Colossians 3:12-17
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and
   dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion,
   kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever
   grievances you may have against one another.
   Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
14 And over all these virtues put on love,
   which binds them all together in perfect unity.

15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
   since as members of one body you were called
   to peace. And be thankful.
16 Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach
   and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you
   sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in
   your hearts to God.
17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed,
   Do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
   Giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

-- 2 Timothy 4:2-5
2 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and
   out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage --
   with great patience and careful instruction.
3 For the time will come when people will not put up
   with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires,
   they will gather around them a great number of
   teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
4 They will turn their ears away from the truth
   and turn aside to myths.
5 But you, keep your head in all situations,
   endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist,
   discharge all the duties of your ministry.

-- 2 Corinthians 1:6
   Besides, if we suffer, it brings you comfort and salvation.
   If we are comforted, we can effectively comfort you when
   you endure the same sufferings that we endure.

-- 1 Timothy 1:16
   But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use
   me as a prime example of His great patience with even
   the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too,
   can believe in Him and receive eternal life.

-- 2 Peter 3:8-9, 15
8 But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends:
   A day is like a thousand years to the Lord,
   and a thousand years is like a day.
9 The Lord isn’t really being slow about His promise,
   as some people think. No, He is being patient for
   your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed,
   but wants everyone to repent.

15 And remember, the Lord’s patience gives people time
   to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also
   wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him.

-- Romans 2:7-8
6 For He will repay according to each one’s deeds:
7 to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory
   and honor and immortality, He will give eternal life.

-- Revelation 3:10
   Since you have obeyed my command to endure patiently,
   I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come
   upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

-- 1 John 5:3
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments.
   And His commandments are not burdensome.
4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world.
   And this is the victory that has overcome the world --
   our Faith.

-- Psalms 37:5-8
5 Commit your way to the LORD;
   Trust in Him and He will do this:
6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
   the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him;
   do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
   when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
   Do not fret -- it leads only to evil.

-- Proverbs 3:25-27
25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror or
   of the destruction of wicked people when it comes.
26 The LORD will be your confidence.
   He will keep your foot from getting caught.
27 Do not hold back anything good from those who are
   entitled to it when you have the power to do so.

-- Proverb 19:11
   A man’s wisdom gives him patience (or slow to anger);
   it is to his glory to overlook an offense.

-- Proverbs 25:15
   Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,
   and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

-- Ecclesiastes 7:8
   The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
   and patience is better than pride.

Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience.
Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence. -- Unknown

No school is more necessary to children than patience,
because either the will must be broken in childhood or
the heart in old age. -- Richter

He that can have patience can have what he will. -
- Benjamin Franklin

With love and patience, nothing is impossible.
-- Daisaku Ikeda

Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
-- Titus Maccius Plautus

Patience is the companion of wisdom. -- Saint Augustine

Patience is the key to content. -- Mahomet

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. -- Aristotle

Patience is a nobler motion than any deed. -- C.A. Bartol

Patience is the support of weakness;
Impatience is the ruin of strength. -- Colton

You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.
-- Stanislaw J. Lec

Our patience will achieve more than our force. -- Edmund Burke

Good ideas are not adopted automatically.
They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.
-- Hyman Rickover

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly
ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily. -- Unknown

Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.
-- Dr. Laurence J. Peter

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains,
losses and disappointments; but let us have patience,
and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.-- Addison

Whoever is out of patience is out of possession of his soul.
Men must not turn into bees, and kill themselves in
stinging others. -- Sir Francis Bacon

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with
yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own
imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -
every day begin the task anew. -- Saint Francis de Sales

There are two main human sins from which all the others
derive: impatience and indolence. It was because of
impatience that they were expelled from Paradise,
it is because of indolence and impatience that
they do not return. -- Franz Kafka

We have only to be patient, to pray, and to do His will,
according to our present light and strength,
and the growth of the soul will go on.
The plant grows in the mist and under clouds as truly
as under sunshine; so does the heavenly principle within.
-- Channing