Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the spirit is...patience
Patience is never a subject that Christians want to hear a message about. We've all experienced praying for patience, only to have the worst day ever. This may be where the saying "Be careful what you wish for" came from. It seems that when we pray for patience, the Lord gives us some training.
But we should all strive to show patience, so that others may see that something different in us. We must be the ones in the frustrating situation who are keeping a cool head. This is an open door to witnessing to nonbelievers. When we keep our cool, even though everyone around us is losing theirs, people may ask us how it's so. We must walk through that open door.
If we are to bear fruit as a witness to our Savior, we must have patience to deal with all things that come our way. If we do not have patience with nonbelievers, we will not show them love. If we do not have patience, we will not show kindness in a world that lacks it. Without patience, there is no self-control, and so on and so forth.
To bear any fruit of the spirit, we must exercise patience.
But we should all strive to show patience, so that others may see that something different in us. We must be the ones in the frustrating situation who are keeping a cool head. This is an open door to witnessing to nonbelievers. When we keep our cool, even though everyone around us is losing theirs, people may ask us how it's so. We must walk through that open door.
If we are to bear fruit as a witness to our Savior, we must have patience to deal with all things that come our way. If we do not have patience with nonbelievers, we will not show them love. If we do not have patience, we will not show kindness in a world that lacks it. Without patience, there is no self-control, and so on and so forth.
To bear any fruit of the spirit, we must exercise patience.
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