2 Peter 1:5-6b “And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience;”
Webster dictionary defines patience as ” the capacity, habit or fact of being patient. Patient defined is “being able to remain calm and not become annoyed when waiting for a long time or when dealing with problems or difficult people.
I don’t know about you but since my lightning strike my patience isn’t what it used to be. I am more easily annoyed or frustrated because of my limitations or lack of understanding why things are or aren’t working the way I think they should be. I am pressing towards the mark…
Patience is the ability to walk through a trial, test, or tribulation without getting stressed, anxious, or impatient. That is a difficult trait to learn. Mostly because our physical nature wants everything now. But being impatient will cause us to hinder the work of the Lord or a delay in our blessings.
Patience is the result of our practicing the presence of the Holy Spirit in every aspect of our lives (Galatians 5:22-23). It is perfected when God allows difficulties and trials to remove the rough edges in our lives so that He can mold us into the person He wants us to be.
We need to learn to trust the Lord in all circumstances regardless of the outcome.
