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Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting. By Tim Turner, for the series "What Have I Done Now," based on 1 Samuel 16 & 2 Samuel 5 and the life of King David.
Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.
1 Samuel 16:10-13 NIV
1 Samuel 24:10-12 NIV
David refused to do his own will rather than God’s will
Psalms 5:3 NIV
Psalms 13:1 NIV
Psalms 37:7 NIV
Psalms 37:34 NIV
Psalms 27:14 NIV
David’s patience paid off.
2 Samuel 5:1-5 NIV
THE PATIENCE OF GOD
Psalms 145:8 NIV
Psalms 78:38 NIV
2 Peter 3:9 NIV
THE PATIENCE OF CHRIST’S FOLLOWERS.
Patience is a product of the Spirit of God.
Galatians 5:22 NIV
Patience is a product of suffering.
Romans 5:3-4 NIV
Patience is also a product of Love.
1 Corinthians 13:4 NIV
Ephesians 4:2 NIV
The benefits of patience:
- We will experience better relationships at home.
- We will have better relationships at work or school.
- We will experience less stress in life.
- We will be more likely to achieve our goals.
- We will experience better health.
- We will experience a better relationship with God.
The signs of impatience:
- Shallow, short breathing
- Tension in the muscles
- Clenching fists or jaw
- Quickly becoming frustrated or irritable
- Anxiety and worry
- Snap judgments and decisions
- We lash out at other people – people we love and people we don’t even know
How do I become more patient?
- Count to 10.
- Meditate.
- Do something creative.
- Go for a walk.
- Visualize or plan.
- Ask for help.
- Take deep breaths.
- Recognize the triggers.
- Start Small.
- Teach others.
- Find a release outlet.
- Keep practicing.
ASK GOD FOR PATIENCE.
Matthew 7:7 NIV
Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.