Patience

I want it now! I think we can all relate to that mentality more than we would like to admit. But the truth is that more often than not we have to wait on things to happen. We have to wait and endure before we get what we want.

As we walk with God and follow Him, He wants us to produce the fruit of PATIENCE. The definition of patience is the ability to endure hardships, perseverance, long-suffering, willingness to tolerate delay with calmness and self control. WOW... Can I just say that I fail to exercise patience all too often (how about you?)...

BUT let's look at God's Word and see why we go through hard times, why we endure, why we wait.. It says:

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

Romans 5:3-5 (NLT)

So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while.These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.

1 Peter 1:6-7 (NLT)

God is more interested in our Character than our Comfort. We go through hard times to become more like Jesus. Gods way may not always be our ways, but He has purpose for everything we go through in life.