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Never ask God for patience
- “Never ask God for patience, or else He will give it to you.”
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Sep 23, 2015 · Don’t Pray for Patience. There’s a common saying among Christians: “Don’t pray for God to teach you patience–you won’t like what he’ll put you through to learn it!”. I don’t think much of that saying. It makes God look like a nasty schoolmaster, for one thing. It’s also the wrong reason.
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
Feb 7, 2015 · God isn’t interested in excuses or explanations or justifications for why we let our patience lapse. Nor is He impressed by half-hearted apologies or requests for forgiveness that aren’t accompanied by genuine repentance.
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The weak test our patience because they need more from us than most. Many of us have an impulse, at least in the moment, to step in when we see a weak person in need, whether that person is young, or old, or sick, or emotionally or spiritually vulnerable. But weakness, we all know from personal experience, rarely stays contained within a moment, wh...
The fainthearted test our patience because they get more easily discouraged than most. Among the Thessalonians, some were beginning to wither while they grieved the loss of loved ones (1 Thessalonians 4:13–5:11). Discouragement was drying up their spiritual strength and resolve — and so they needed more from others (who were also likely grieving). ...
It’s not hard to see how the idle test our patience. In the case of the Thessalonians, it seems, some thought Jesus was returning imminently, and so they started shirking their work and leaving it to others (2 Thessalonians 2:1–2; 3:6). The idle test our patience because they refuse to take responsibility and initiative. They coulddo more, help mor...
Nov 13, 2019 · Throughout 20 years of pastoral ministry, I’ve heard a number of people say something to this effect: “Don’t pray for patience. If you do, God will give you a difficult experience to teach you.”
Praying for patience simply means you are asking God to make His lessons more effective. Also, we should never fear God's watchcare over us. Yes, we should fear rebelling against Him.
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Jan 17, 2013 · Patience is a key element of the biblical counseling process, disciple-making opportunities, and in the Christian walk in general: “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).
