Quotes about Patience

The hiding of God's face is the essence of His discipline. Moreover, God never gives advanced warning when He will be hiding His face. If only He would say, "Next Tuesday about 3:20 P.M., you will notice that the light of My countenance will be withdrawn for a while." If only. Then we could be ready and not be shaken. But part of our preparation is learning how to respond in impossible situations when God seems very far away. And yet the widow was understandably in

When we can achieve calm and repose while those around us are losing their heads and blaming things on us, we are beginning to grow.

What do you do when you are misunderstood? Elijah impressively set a standard for how one should respond when

A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offence' (Prov. 19:11).

Dr. Lloyd-Jones used to say, "The worst thing that can happen to a man is to succeed before he is ready.

As Dr. Lloyd-Jones used to say, "The worst thing that can happen to a man is to succeed before he is ready.

Sometimes I think Jesus can't wait until we preachers finish our boring sermons. He can't wait to heal people.

In my tradition, one must wait until one has learned a lot of Bible and Talmud and the Prophets to handle mysticism. This isn't instant coffee. There is no instant mysticism.

You're at the hotel and after that you go to the venue and sit there and wait.

Wait the end with joy. It is the end which characterizes everything and which tests a man's expectations.

For he who can wait, everything comes in time.

If you believe indeed in the Lord Jesus for the salvation of your soul, if you walk uprightly and do not regard iniquity in your heart, if you continue to wait patiently, and believingly upon God; then answers will surely be given to your prayers.