Quotes About Patience

never think God doesn't listen when you tell Him what you want.

It's dangerous to make a judgement when one can't know all the facts," pursued Darrow, "and since only God can know all the facts, one can only conclude that it's best to leave the judgements to God.

It's important to give people the benefit of the doubt even if they don't deserve it.

Hope gets you through.

I'm starting to remember that it's okay when things don't turn out right the first time. I can always try again and get it right.

I believe you have the heart of a lioness. You will protect your children with all you have. But sometimes the right thing to do is nothing. We have to let them grow and make their own mistakes.

Sounds like we have company," he said. "We're close to Stryker land. Guess they decided to say hi. You go on ahead. I need a few minutes." When he pointed at the front of his jeans, she blushed. "Oh. I see your problem. Well, you could walk right behind me and no one would notice." He chuckled. "I'll wait it out. Go on.

Be here, be here, be here," he muttered as he pawed through everything. Then he grabbed a square packet in triumph. "Got one." She couldn't help smiling. "Only one?" He grinned. "We'll have to be creative after that.

Simon. She might not know many things, but

Her mother watched her with that "I'm going to be patient because I love my child, but wow is she dumb" look.

fear and courage are like thunder and lightning. They start out at the same time, it's just that the fear always hits first. If we wait long enough, the courage we need will be along soon.

If you're feeling anything but levelheaded, don't do something that can't be undone.

Maybe this would be a good time to look in another direction and hum the Jeopardy! theme until the need passes.

Darrelyn had told her to simply observe her children. To listen without judgment. That was her homework for this week. To take her medication, to count to ten before allowing herself to wash her hands and to listen.

The question isn't who causes something to happen, but rather, whether you see the outcome with His eyes or yours. Whether or not you trust He's got it all in His hands.

I don't think God is ever done speaking into our lives. Even when we don't want to hear it. Even when our hearts are cold.

Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.

I think you need to know that your hope hasn't been in vain. That there will be a happy ending. That when the show is over, you will hear applause.

some things, like love, might be worth hoping for. That it was okay to long for it, even in the face of the impossible.

We expect God's love to be all nice and neatly packaged. But He'll do what He has to in order to draw us to that place where we need Him. Know Him. Are overwhelmed by His lover for us.

It was only after time had passed that a person was able to see whether she might have been able to bear the load she was sure had been too heavy.

She will wake up one morning, or look up one evening at a sunset or a tree, and know that she loves him. This is my hope for her: that she will find her love has grown in secret, as a plant grows underground before it flowers. And one does not poke at the plant before it lifts its head from the soil; one lets it be.

The rules for raising children had gone out with her parents generation of daughters who had lived as Lucy had, in patient silence, acting by standards which had lasted generations, waiting to grow up to make their decisions, following the patterns of their own lives.

Be pleasant, patient, and professional, please.