Daily Thought for Friday, February 18th

February 18, 2011

Patience

Today’s Thought:

“We shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.” – Abraham Lincoln

Today’s Question

Have you ever wondered why patience is the one virtue that we are the least willing to wait for?

Today’s Spiritual Thought:

Patience requires that we delay instantaneous responses, gratifications and reactions: in short it means we have to wait.

Waiting is not a thing that most of us can do well.

But remember scripture tells us that if we will wait upon the Lord, He will renew our strength, we can run and not be weary and we can walk and not faint.  Wouldn’t you like to have more endurance?

Patience is not a commodity that can be instantly obtained; but rather it is a behavior or character trait that is attained through effort, practice and endurance.  To really attain patience we must first learn to be patient.  Kind of a paradox, isn’t it?

Some of us have achieved varied degrees of patience and there may be a few who have mastered the art of being patient.

William Penn said, “Patience and diligence, like faith, remove mountains.”

I believe the beginning of learning to be patient, starts with having faith.

To be truly patient means we trust and believe God has everything under control and that He knows when is the best time and how is the best way for things to work out.

So to be a patient person, you have to have some measure of faith.

To be a patient person you must also be a wise person.

Sa Di said, “Whoever has no patience has no wisdom.”

Solomon said wisdom is a good thing and we should seek it out and desire it.

God said let he who lacks wisdom ask if of the Father, who will give it liberally and freely not withholding it.

Many will ask God for wisdom but are afraid to ask for patience.  But asking for one is kinda like asking for the other.

To be wise, you must be patient and to be patient you must have faith.

Isn’t it interesting how God has all these things so inner connected?

So how patient are you?  I guess that depends on how much wisdom you posses and how strong your faith is.

Who is there among us that doesn’t want more faith, greater wisdom and by virtue of this, more patience?

So hurry up and get ready to wait because I’m sure there is an opportunity for each of us to grow in faith, wisdom and patience, just around the corner.

Today’s Verses:

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Romans 5:1-5

Today’s Prayer:

Father, grant me the faith I need to be patient and the wisdom it will take to know how to wait.