![]() ![]() 2 Peter 3:8 says, “With the Lord, one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day.” He has perfect timing: never early, never late. This ability is further refined and strengthened as we rest our patience, wants, desires, and dreams in God’s will and perfect timing rather than our own. Biblical references to patience and God’s will.Ĭolossians 1:11 tells us that we are strengthened by Him to “great endurance and patience,” while James 1:3-4 encourages us to know that trials are His way of perfecting our patience. At work, at home, with your kids, with your neighbor. ![]() We are given opportunities daily to practice it. It’s robust and complex and fuels our faith. In other words, patience isn’t just one fundamental characteristic. This calls on the strength of humility, self-control, and generosity. How many times can you remember your mother or father simply telling you, “Be patient.” So, what is so virtuous about not complaining? To be patient is to endure discomfort without complaint - to endure hardship. It is a characteristic developed and refined over time since the day we were born. Waiting without complaint is no easy task. In the Bible, patience is striving towards a goal, enduring trials, or expecting a promise to be fulfilled. They also ran the race patiently by persevering through difficulties. They ran to complete the race to the best of their skills and gave it their all. They ran with endurance and perseverance. In this verse, the word translated as “patience” means “endurance.” The athletes didn’t take a stroll or run at half their ability. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Consider, for example, Hebrews 12:1: “Therefore, since such a great cloud of witnesses surrounds us, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. ![]() Patience is defined as an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay.Īlthough most individuals consider patience to be a passive, waiting, or gentle tolerance, most Greek words translated as “patience” in the New Testament are active, vigorous words. ![]() But as with most virtues, the biblical writers assume that we know what patience is and don’t give an explicit definition. So, there’s no disputing that God wants us to be patient. We all know patience is a virtue, and we’re familiar with that cliché, and many of us know Paul lists that patience in Galatians 5:22-23 as among the fruit of the Spirit. In other words, being patient coupled with working hard and relying on God is the best poster you can have for your future. Therefore, she reaped the benefits of being in a management position. For example, you and your boss are the same age, but she is your boss because she worked harder when the opportunity arose. The phrase doesn’t mean being patient but, instead, working hard when the opportunity arises. Other than this, there are no written references regarding the proverb’s origin. The saying first appeared in her poem “Tout vient a qui sait attendre.” The poem was published at the beginning of the 20th century. The phrase is originally from an old English proverb, “all things come to those who wait.” This phrase may have originated from a poem by Lady Mary Montgomerie Currie, who wrote under her pseudonym, Violet Fane. Origin of the saying “good things come to those who wait.” Is it true that good things come to someone who waits? What does it even mean to wait? And for how long? Why would we be rewarded with good things? There is no Scriptural basis for this quote whatsoever. Still, is the phrase from the Bible or a reference from something else? Most people use this phrase as part of their Christianized language. If you had a dollar for every time you heard these things, especially the latter, you would probably be rich. ![]()
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