FAITH THAT OVERCOMES 7: Patience and Perseverance

James 1:4 NIV
4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Your journey is crafting a story of perseverance that is uniquely yours

I want it all, and I want it now

Often, good things take time

Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.” – Joyce Meyer

How do I cultivate Patience & Perseverance in my life?

James 5:7-8 NIV
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.

Patience and perseverance are not burdens but blessings that lead to fulfillment.

James 5:7-8 NIV
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.

If we know that there is purpose in patience, then we can live victoriously.

Luke 16:10 NIV
10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

Patience builds character.

Romans 5:3-4 NIV
3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.

There is a purpose to being patient.

Patience deepens relationships.

Colossians 3:13 NIV
13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Patience and perseverance are not burdens but blessings that lead to fulfillment.

Hebrews 12:1 NIV
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,

James 5:7-8 NIV
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.

Galatians 6:9 NIV
9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.