When Jesus explains the parable of the sower to His disciples, He says...
"As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word,
hold it fast in an honest and good heart,
and bear fruit with patience."
Luke 8:15
...bear fruit with patience...
What is patience?
Patience, according to the dictionary, means
1. the quality of being patient, bearing misfortune, provocation, annoyance, or pain
without complaint, loss of temper or irritation
2. quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence
Today, I am pondering patience.
~ Dorie
This post is the seventh in a series of posts pondering the fruit of the Spirit.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
and self control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23
Linked to Word Filled Wednesday at Internet Cafe Devotions.
You have a new follower discovered you through BlackPurl's site....ah .. patience is a virtue I fall short in....enjoyed your post this morning! Stop by and say hello!
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Patience is something that I work on daily. Some days I think I rock with it - and other days? Not so much.
ReplyDeleteahhhhhh.....patience, one of those ones I continually humbled and reminded in...
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peace,
lori
oh I love this! Quiet, steady perseverance is how I want to live my life...now you have me meditating on patience along with you!!
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Alida
Dorie,
ReplyDeleteI think one of the biggest ways God teaches me patience is through trials, big and little, and I'm such a slow learner! How encouraging that we're told to bear fruit with patience, too. And His grace is sufficient.