Patience at any Cost

I am impatient by nature. I know this about myself. Two ancient proverbs remind the reader:

Sensible people control their temper (are patient); they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.

Through patience, a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

What about when impatience leads to more than just an unkind word? What about when impatience leads to child abuse or dangerous fits of rage? There’s only so much “self talk” can do for some people. Sometimes no matter how patient we want to be, or how much self-control we want to display, a person still does not have enough strength or ability to overcome the situation. To that person I say, don’t feel bad, we’re all just like that—outta control and impatient.

The difference, however, is that when a person knows God through his Son, he or she does have enough to overcome the situation.

In return for surrendering your life to Jesus Christ, you receive His Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit living in you that strengthens you to overcome things like being outta control and impatient.

What have you got to lose? How much could real patience cost? I pray you’ll consider a life with the One who cares most about you.

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