Patience for you, sir?
Just going through the weeks and I find myself thinking about patience and prayed the 'silly' prayer to God asking Him to teach me patience. Boy, did He taught me well!! Definition: The effort or will, not to pick up anger or frustration and let one's emotions run wild in any given situation. "Patience is a verb, not a noun". Much is spoken about patience throughout the Holy Book, and I wana share some thoughts here. 1) Proverbs 15:18 - "... but a patient man calms a quarrel" 2) Galatians 5:22 - Speaks about Patience as one of the Fruit of the Spirit 3) 1 Corinthians 13:4 - Note the First thing Paul talks about love:- "Love is Patience ...." 4) 1 Thessolonians 5:14 - Be Patient with everyone Another note is, I tried asking God, "I want patience... NOW". Err... That didn't work. ya... That brings me to my point which is: Patience needs time to develop. It ain't a theory. It has to be lived out and put on the spot most of the ti...