Fruit of the Spirit-Patience(Part Five)

Patience: the state of forbearances under difficult circumstances without complaint.

Are you the kind of person that is patient? Or are you more impatient?  Are you always complaining?
Is it ever ok to complain?

It is said, "Patience is a virtue."  But, have you ever noticed how many impatient people there are nowadays? In traffic. In grocery store lines? At post office?. At a restaurant?

Is it ever right to complain?
Complaining is making known a frustration or irritation about something. It can be expressed in non-verbal ways as well as verbal ways. Rolling our eyes or shaking our heads are just a couple of ways we complain without verbalizing it to others.

And yes, there are complaints that are legitimate and those that are not.

I would guess that it is something most of us have to develop in our Christian walk with God. It probably does not come easily to us to have to be patient when things in our lives get uncomfortable or hard.

However, it is something that sometimes God does require of us. And actually, it is waiting on God to move on our circumstances,, to change them for the better or to answer prayer about them without complaining.

Christ himself was patient.

Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. 2 Thessalonians 3:5

Patience and endurance is something we do learn through our trials. But, while we are waiting for God to move on our behalf in those situations, he will give us the patience to wait.

Patient people bear their trials calmly. They are not hasty but act wisely and with discretion. They understand that God knows what it best for them and are willing to wait on his perfect will for whatever they are going through.

.The bible has much more that we can learn about being patient.  If you have a problem with that fruit today, ask the Holy Spirit to help you with it. It an important one that he wants to develop in you. Just ask him.


Thanks for coming by Friends. For some reason this blog did not get posted yesterday, so I will post it today. Take care and God bless.