ABOUT PATIENCE (3)

1. Bible Verses and Quotes

a) In Scripture, God consistently rewards those who patiently endure suffering, wait for the fulfillment of His promises, and rest in Him during the storms of life. But patience, a fruit of the Spirit, may be one of the most difficult virtues to master.

b) We all struggle with "waiting on the Lord," even if we know that "good things come to those who wait." But if we do not wait, 1 Samuel tells us that a "lack of patience" can cause us to miss a blessing.

c) The Bible has not left us empty handed. Scripture provides many solid promises for growing in patience and being a people who wait on God and "rise up on the wings like eagles." Many people in the Bible learned how patient expectation led to blessing (or how not waiting led to disaster), and their examples can help us grow in our walk with Christ.

d) When we praise God in our waiting, He gives us the strength to keep going. Let these Bible verses inspire you to patiently seek Him.

Genesis 29:20-28
So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.  Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to lie with her."  So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast.  But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and Jacob lay with her.  And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter as her maidservant.  When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn't I? Why have you deceived me?"  Laban replied, "It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one.  Finish this daughter's bridal week; then we will give you the younger one also, in return for another seven years of work."  And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.

2 Samuel 5:4-5
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.  In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.

Psalm 75:2
You say, "I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge uprightly.