Are you a patient person?
Four Ways that We Can Test our Patience:
1. INTERRUPTIONS
(Matthew 19:13-14, Mark 10:46-52, Mark 5:21-34)
What does God want to do “On the Way”?
2. INCONVENIENCE
(Luke 10:40)
Serving God is often inconvenient.
3. IRRITATIONS
(Numbers 20:10-11)
4. INACTIVITY
(Job 14:14)
It is a lack of peace that causes impatience.
How do we Position Ourselves to Allow the Holy Spirit to Produce Patience in our Lives?
1. Get a New Perspective
(Proverbs 4:5, Proverbs 20:24)
The root of impatience is selfishness.
Three Important Insights to Remember: a. I am only human; I am not God. b. No one is perfect, not even me. c. God is in control; He uses every situation to make me better.
2. Have a Sense of Humor
(Proverbs 15:13, Proverbs 17:22)
3. Deepen Your Love
(1 Corinthians 13:4, Ephesians 4:1-2)
When I am impatient, I am being unloving.
4. Depend on the LORD
(Psalm 37:7, Psalm 37:3-5, 2 Peter 3:9)
Patience is not a matter of human willpower; it is the fruit of the Spirit.
Patience is a form of faith.
God is patient; we should be patient too.
