Act of Patience: Learning to be patient

A person sits on a wide grassy field under a calm pink sky, perfectly capturing a moment of peaceful reflection in the open landscape.

Have you experienced a time in your life where you expected things at a certain type of time and then it didn’t happen, or you ended up rushing for your order to be delivered or you kept taking time at that time while desiring for other things to end up so that you can go and enjoy searching for something elsewhere? Well, you might be lacking love, you know that because of how impatient you may be to the point where you art to lack humility, and so there are ways you can remind yourself to be patient. By understanding the love God wants you to express and understand.

“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud ” 1 Corinthians 13:4

The entire Bible is filled with many parables given by Jesus that involve a farmer. I started to understand that farmers have a unique trait in themselves that separates them from corporate or civilian life, which is patience. And if you were to look carefully into the scripture God has patience, what do I mean? Is it the 400 years of Israel’s wait until Jesus, their King? No. The patience I am speaking about is the patience he has for you to come back to him after your repentance, changing your way of thinking or the sin that you haven’t confessed. This has additional consequences, especially if you are a mature believer in Jesus.

This is not to be you, however, God has made you in his image for a reason. Ever since the sin committed by Adam, the fall of the character that you always expressed from God has been diluted. However, through believing the scriptures and Jesus, eternal life will become much more of what you have acquired, and the Kingdom of God is where you will belong.

“Better to be patient than powerful, better to have self-control than to conquer” - Proverbs 16:32

Here’s a lesson that I want to share with you about exercising patience. You should bring humility into place, meaning placing your needs last before others, and also preparing your mind to think that God has control over everything. Just like Jesus, who left all the control to God, humbled himself, and became obedient to God to the point of death for everyone. Later, he received everything God promised to give him.

If you are struggling with being patient and exercising it, ask God to teach you, and he will guide you.

“I will teach you wisdom’s ways and lead you in straight paths.” - Proverbs 4:11

Therefore, if you want to learn to keep yourself from being impatient, look to how Jesus was and his teachings about selfless love expressed, e.g., Luke 14:7-14. I love you all, and may God's grace at this time of the year be upon you until we meet him, our Lord and Saviour. Remember, Jesus loves you