Quotes about Patience

I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve.

God wants to help us... He loves us... we are His children. But He will not force His help on us at any time. He sees us when we struggle and fight and complain our way through things. And I believe it breaks His heart, when all we have to do is ask Him for help.

Don't seek opportunity. Seek God and opportunity will seek you.

Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It's hard to keep awake with nothing to do.

As we're growing closer to God, I ask people to decide when God wants them to stay planted exactly where they are.

Don't leave your relationships to chance. Pray for godly people to come into your life with whom you can connect. Don't force relationships to happen. Pray for them to happen. Then when they do, nurture them with prayer.

God wants to bless us in many ways that require faith. We must trust that He is answering our prayers even when we can't see it.

If you ever seem to be sliding back into the very thing you've already been set free of, don't even waste time getting discouraged. Often what seems like the same old thing coming back again may be a new layer surfacing that needs to come off. You're not going backwards—you are going deeper.

It is easy for Christians to have the false impression that once we have established a relationship with Christ, which we believe sets us right with God, the problems of life will somehow scoot away or they will slowly be removed from our lives.

Trust the wait. Embrace the uncertainty. Enjoy the beauty of becoming. When nothing is certain, anything is possible

We learn much of parenting from our own parents. My love for my father deepened profoundly when he was kind, patient, and understanding.

Every book should be read no more slowly than it deserves, and no more quickly than you can read it with satisfaction and comprehension.