1 Corinthians 13:4 (NKJV) 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. One thing I have learned is this; love is patient. It takes time for change to happen in a person’s life. Whether it’s change in ourselves or change with others, it takes … Read more
Mark 9:23 (NKJV) 23 Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Believing in what God tells us is the first step toward receiving. But there is more to it than just believing. We must not stop there. Sometimes God will give what we need in steps. … Read more
James 1:3 (NKJV) 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. Patience comes by first praying, asking, having faith and learning to wait; Having faith that the answer will come when and how God wants it to. Waiting isn’t a bad thing. It’s not terrible. It is actually good for us! Waiting teaches us patience. It builds that … Read more
Psalm 27:14 (NKJV) 14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! I was looking out my window this morning. I looked past the bare, naked trees, only to feast my eyes on the beautiful blue sky. My heart was thankful for the pretty, … Read more
Ecclesiastes 7:8 (NKJV) 8 The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Sometimes we can make a mess of things. We make poor choices and get ourselves into trouble. And so many times, the problems that we create can have long-lasting implications. … Read more
Job 1:1 (NKJV) There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. Job loved God. His ways were blameless. In spite of this, Job went through some terrible trials. He literally lost everything he had including … Read more
(Deuteronomy 7:22 NKJV) “And the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you little by little; you will be unable to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. God gave the Israelites a plan; it would be “little by little” that they would destroy the … Read more
(Hebrews 6:12 NKJV) that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. I find it interesting that it is through faith and patience we inherit the promises. These two things, faith and patience, are probably what we all have a hard time with. Faith gets stronger and … Read more
(James 1:2-3 NKJV) My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, {3} knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. If we are in a trial today count it all joy. It may not seem or feel very joyful but God’s word tells us that our faith is being tested … Read more
(2 Th 3:13 NKJV) But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good. Have you ever felt like you just want to stop trying… like it’s not worth the effort that it takes to do the right thing? Let me encourage you today to never, ever give up doing the right thing. … Read more
(2 Th 3:5 NKJV) Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. Patience. I doubt that there is a single one of us who shouldn’t be more patient at some point each day. The world moves at such a fast pace these days. It doesn’t … Read more