Quotes About Patience

hay cosas que no salen a la primera;

No te preocupes demasiado por el futuro lejano.

pero date un tiempo limitado para decidirte, aunque no estés completamente seguro

prihvati život takav kakav jest, nemoj željeti da on bude nešto drugo. I ne o?ekuj velike doga?aje. Pomisli kako je svakodnevna egzistencija tvoja prava škola; ostalo su izvanškolske aktivnosti.

A motto I've adopted is, if at first you don't succeed, hide all evidence that you ever tried.

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

With a twinkle in his eyes, my friend says that his favorite prayer is, "Lord, give me patience—and give it to me right now!

Sometimes it's best to start moving in the direction you think God may want you to go, and then trust Him to lead you—closing doors He doesn't want you to go through and opening up others.

Long after you and I are gone, God will still be at work—and many of the things we prayed for will finally come to pass.

Don't miss what the Lord has in store for those who love Him and are willing to let Him be the Master of their lives.

Take one day at a time. Today, after all, is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

Many times I have been driven to prayer. When I was in Bible school I didn't know what to do with my life. I used to walk the streets . . . and pray, sometimes for hours at a time. In His timing, God answered those prayers, and since then prayer has been an essential part of my life.

No matter how dark and hopeless a situation might seem, never stop praying.

But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles.

The time to prepare for life's disappointments and hurts is in advance.

Disappointments are part of life; we can't always have our own way, and we need to learn to separate what is significant from what is merely annoying. Only in heaven will we be free of all disappointments and failures. A friend of mine says, "Oh well, a hundred years from now it won't make any difference!

Hot heads and cold hearts never solved anything.

The Bible and the history of the church both demonstrate that God's way for the suffering of His people has not always been the way of escape, but the way of endurance.

The Bible teaches that we are to be patient in suffering. Tears become telescopes to heaven, bringing eternity a little closer.

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God knows far better than we do what is best for us. Thank God even when He says "No" or "Wait." His answer is always perfect.

Without the clouds we wouldn't be shielded from the burning sun. Without the clouds there would be no lavish sunsets, no beneficial rain, no beautiful landscapes. The same is true with life's clouds. When hard times come we easily get discouraged. But behind the clouds God is still present, and can even use them to water our souls with unexpected blessings. Longfellow once wrote: "Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Anger flees when the Spirit's fruit fills our hearts.

Paul wrote, "Therefore we do not lose heart. . . . For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:16, 18). Knowing we will be with Christ forever far outweighs our burdens today! Keep your eyes on eternity!