Be Patient
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” – Ephesians 4:2
Patience involves serious discipline. It is not just waiting until something happens over which we have no control, like the arrival of the bus, the end of the rain, the return of a friend, the resolution of a conflict, etc.
Patience is not waiting passively until someone else does something.
Patience asks us to live the moment to the fullest, to be completely present to the moment, to taste the here and now, to be where we are.
When we are impatient we try to get away from where we are. We behave as if the real thing will happen tomorrow, later and somewhere else.
Let’s be patient and trust that the treasure we look for is hidden in the ground on which we stand.
Be in the moment and be patient. Praise the Lord for His patience towards you and seek to be humble and patient in all that you do.
“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