Quotes about Patience

God's will doesn't just drop into our laps when we're sittin' still. Nee, He guides us when we're walking in His steps, moving forward. That way, He can stop us or nudge us onward.

I've learned that sometimes I have to give up my right to know and simply believe that God's knowing is enough.

Trust in him at all times . . . pour out your heart before him.

Patience is yet another virtue, one that grows stronger through the practice of waiting

Patience plays an enormous part in perseverance as we wait and trust for what is to come—what God has in store for those who worship Him.

Delayed gratification is important first and foremost in training children.

Occasionally, we go through times when we feel God is not speaking to us. While that may be so, most of the time He has simply changed His language, and He expects us to adjust with Him.

One of the toughest lessons a Christian can learn is how to trust and praise God in the uncertain time between a promise and its fulfillment.

God never allows a storm without first providing the tools to calm the storm.

God never fails to give you the tools you need beforehand. You can see this aspect of His nature in this episode of the Exodus story: Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt" (Exodus 13:17).

One of the ultimate expressions of arrogance is to think that we know ahead of time what is about to happen, and to let that cause us to become ineffective in our assigned purpose and call.

Keep in mind that if you do not give up the right to understand, you will not receive the peace that passes understanding.