Quotes about Patience
God allows difficulties, inconveniences, trials, and even suffering to come our way for a specific purpose: They help develop the right attitude for the growth of patience.
- Billy Graham
Patience is part of true Christlikeness, something we so often admire in others without demanding it of ourselves.
- Billy Graham
Patience in our lives springs from God's power based upon our willingness to learn it.
- Billy Graham
As God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. COLOSSIANS 3:12 NIV
- Billy Graham
Things don't always work out the way we plan. But if we commit our way to Christ and walk in obedience to Him, we discover His plans are always better.
- Billy Graham
If you are a true Christian, you will not give way at home to bad temper, impatience, fault-finding, sarcasm, unkindness, suspicion, selfishness, or laziness.
- Billy Graham
Often, we try to tell God what we want Him to do—but ask Him to help you guard against this, and to seek His will instead of your own. Pray and ask God to guide you.
- Billy Graham
There are two ways of getting out of a trial. One is to simply try to get rid of the trial, and be thankful when it is over. The other is to recognize the trial as a challenge from God to claim a larger blessing than we have ever had.
- Billy Graham
Our natural desire is to be doing something; but there are times in our lives when it is wiser to wait and just be still.
- Billy Graham
As another year ends, no doubt you have had your share of joys and disappointments. Don't live in the past, but "be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near" (James 5:8 NIV).
- Billy Graham
Things will be OK in the end. If it's not OK, it's not the end.
- Bob Marley
So the power of prayer is found, not in convincing God of my agenda, but in waiting upon Him to hear His agenda.
- Bob Sorge