Just a little Patience
*Just a little Patience*
One of the greatest virtues that God allows nature to teach us is Patience. Naturally, You can’t do without it.
You must be patient to allow pregnancy mature to have your baby
You must wait for your baby to reach each milestone
No matter how much you are in haste you can’t tell your 10yr old to quickly finish in college because you feel time is running out.
Neither will you tell your little child to quickly marry because you want to be an in-law.
Patience is a big deal because you cannot fast forward time
I believe the reason why God intends it to be this way is for us to get used to how He works:
Ecclesiasts 3:11
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time…
God has His own time! Do not burst your miracle with unbelief.
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. Hebrew 10:36
As a farmer you need patience to allow your seed grow from stage to stage. There is nothing you can do about that. If you tamper with the seed or seedlings because you are in a hurry, you will waste all your investment.
Most Christians today are wasting their faith investment because of lack of patience. You have waited this long why in a hurry now. If all you keep hearing about a matter is wait in your spirit then know God is up to something better than you can imagine.
Sarah thought she could help in fast forwarding ‘The Promise’, she brought Hagar which produced Ishmael.
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Genesis 16:12
Abraham shouldn’t have a wild child but lack of patience from Sarah caused it.
Naturally, the nature forces us to wait for things but spiritually, we are not forced we only chose to be patient although, patience is part of the fruits of the Spirit.
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness…
Galatian 5:22 NLT
OUR duty is to allow the Holy Spirit do His work. I love the way Apostle Peter puts it, you have to add patience to other virtues. 2Pet 1:5-8
One major reason behind lack of patience is FEAR. What do you do in the face of fear? Apply your FAITH.
What happened when hope is deferred? Have confidence in your faith in the Word of God. The Bible says that:
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: Proverbs 13:12
Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward Hebrews 10:35
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) Hebrews 10:23
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness… 2 Peter 3:9
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Numbers 23:19