Quotes About Patience

God can make you anything you want to be, but you have to put everything in his hands.

You may not get what you want, but God always gives you what you need.

I don't believe that old cliche that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they can't sit still.

Sometimes, not getting what you want can be the most valuable experience of your entire life.

Day by day we are given not what we want but what we need. Sometimes it is a feast and sometimes...swept crumbs, but by faith we believe it is enough.

Life never gives us what we want at the moment that we consider appropriate.

Life does not always give you what you want, but if you look closely you will see that it gives what you need for growth.

I think everything happens as it's supposed to. I don't want to force anything. I want it to be so authentic that it's seamless.

It takes time and trouble to persuade ourselves that the things we want to do are the things we ought to do.

By giving up 'the need' and 'the want', things begin to happen for you

Sometimes what you want you don't get until you don't want it anymore.

Delays are as much a part of God plan as answered prayers. God wants you to trust him.

The curious thing about fishing is you never want to go home. If you catch something, you can't stop. If you don't catch anything, you hate to leave in case something might bite.

Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.

A friend should be a master at guessing and keeping still: you must not want to see everything.

I write a good amount. I've been gathering up a backlog of stuff and maybe I'll do something with it someday, but I don't want to talk about it just yet because that would jinx it.

If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently.

Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.

So let's take our time to say what we want. Use what we got before it's all gone.

I haven't taken any new projects in the past years - I told myself, if I cannot live long enough to finish it, I don't want it.

As we patiently follow the Savior, He will bless us beyond our own capacity to become what He wants us to be.

Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.

Showing up fully exactly where you are is the fastest way to get where you want to go!

One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me. When someone screams at me to hurry up, I slow down.