It's so easy to be abundant in patience when everything in life is great. But when things just aren't going in your favor, you're more susceptible to getting angry and saying or doing things you know are wrong.
I'm usually a pretty patient person, however I do have my moments when I feel like I'm going to "blow", and nothing can stop me! So what do you do when you find yourself constantly "over the edge" and lacking patience?
"Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools." -Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
From various verses in the bible, it's clear that Jesus praises patience. But patience isn't an easy task, it doesn't happen overnight! It takes a lot of praying,reflection and practice. James 1:3–4 says, "Because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." Another verse reads,"Being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joy." -Colossians 1:11
Remember we are human, and this means we are imperfect. Having complete control over our emotions is not an easy task. It's a tough road, but it's not impossible! We do however need God in our lives to guide us, strengthen us and give us the perseverance we need to overcome anger--so that one day we can be "mature and complete" as God planned!
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. -James 5:7–8
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