Proverbs 14:29(ERV)
A patient person is very smart. A quick tempered person makes stupid mistakes.
Hebrews 10:35(ERV)
You must be patient. After you have done what God wants, you will get what he promised you.
Patience – Steadfastness, endurance, sustaining, perseverance.
Galatians 5:22-23, part of the fruit of the spirit is patience.
Lack of patience can cause many heartaches and bad decisions, while waiting for your promises .
But patience can have many benefits.
Benefits of patience:
1. Resilience – Patient people never stop. They just keep bouncing back fasting from setbacks.
2. Stronger Relationships – When we are patient with others, it leads to better relationships.
3. You will look at the bigger picture – patient people try not to maximize small issues
4. Make Better Decisions – They never rush into things
5. Not easily frustrated – They have the end goal in mind, setbacks aren’t as devastating, they always have the end game n mind.
6. Have peace of mind – They really believe everything will be fine.
7. Deal with difficult people better. – They realize that we are all flawed and are trying to improve.
8. Patient people can walk away – Because they know their value and will not settle to be continually mistreated and devalued, especially in relationships or friendships..
Patience is a virtue that helps with inner peace, strength, and sound judgment.
We are all working towards our promises, so we continue to work hard, work smart, and value ourselves and others.
Things may not happen overnight, even when we try to do everything right, we can get overlooked, mistreated, devalued, we need patience to persevere.
Some people seemingly naturally have patience, but even those people will eventually face something that they need the patience that comes from God.
Part of the fruit of the spirit is patience, so we all need patience.
Thank God that he can help us with that need for patience.
The I AM Principle 