Patience

September 1, 2008

Lar,

Does not my impatience with others show that I fail to grasp how incredibly patient the Lord is with me? If I really understood (and felt) how weak and pathetic and sinful and slow I am, and, in turn, how patient the Lord is with me, I would never grow impatient with others. Right?

So if I want to grow in patience, I do best to meditate much upon my own sinfulness, the free grace of God in Christ, and the incredible patience and wisdom of the Father as He works by the Spirit to to conform me to the image of His Son. For then I will think clearly about myself (humility) and in turn, realize I have no reason to be impatient with others.

Growth in something as practical as patience is clearly determined by how well we view ourselves and the Lord. So it is with everything else.

Seeking to grow in patience by seeking the Lord,
Joe

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