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Faith and Patience Work Together

“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.”

- James 1:2-4 NKJV

In life, one missing ingredient can change the final result. I used to think that chocolate chip cookies without chocolate chips would be sugar cookies. One day, someone tried it, and trust me when I say it tasted nothing like a sugar cookie. We were left with a weird-tasting cookie. 

Faith and patience work together when it comes to growth in our relationship with God. We need faith because, without it, it’s impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). We need patience because most journeys in life are not instantaneous. Time and effort are required. But in life, we need both faith and patience, working together, to produce the life that God wants us to have. 

Faith Without Patience Produces Shallow Roots

“And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.”

- Mark 4:15-17 ESV

In the parable of the sower, the seed is sown, but because it has no roots, they only endure for a short time. The roots of a tree are what keeps it strong. The bigger the tree, the stronger the roots. Patience is what produces the roots of your faith.

Faith gets you going, but patience keeps your faith growing. We live in a microwave society— the quick and fast get most of our time, attention, and even money. Faith does not work this way. Faith believes God will do what He says, but patience keeps us strong until we see it with our eyes. 

Patience Without Faith Is A Wish

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”

- Hebrews 11:1 ESV

When you don’t have faith, you are not convinced that what you are waiting for will happen. People in this state usually use the statement “it is what it is.” But when you are living by faith, you know that God is going to come through. It may not look like you thought it would, but He will do it. 

So remember, you need patience, and you need faith. They work together to get the results that God wants you to have. 

Confession Today

I will live in faith, and I will be patient. I will fill myself with the Word of God and stand in faith for what God has promised me. I will also allow patience to work through me during this time. I can’t have faith without patience or patience without faith. Patience is working in my life. It is perfecting me and I will live in the results of it. 

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