Quotes About Patience

Let her be. We must wait for the time when she's mature enough to take on the role we have created for her. If we intervene before that time, we could ruin everything.

I felt like they were loitering around in the hope one of us would sup from them later. Perhaps we would find it difficult to leave until we had obliged them.

Let your voice be soft, oh snarling one. Be kind to us.

She would not give herself to this man completely. He had a lot more to prove to her before she'd do that.

I want to make a difference, Shan thought, but not yet. I'm not ready.

All the time he had been lying in wait, pretending to be something he wasn't.

He felt as if all the clocks in the world stopped at that moment. Would Daniel dare not come to him?

His way might be the right way. It is certainly one way. Why not let him proceed and see what happens?

We do no possess the luxury of being able to wait patiently for the bud to flower.

Othman sensed that, had he wanted to, he could have had Owen now, but it was not the time. The kiss was enough: deep, pervading, the first offering of the greatest passion.

Shem dozed beside Daniel on the floor of the jeep. Daniel stared at his sleeping face, fighting an urge to reach out and touch it. Not yet. The time wasn't right.

The significance of what happened in that room was not revealed to me for a long, long time.

I am always waiting for something, he thought, kept on hold; but for what? What is it that I have forgotten?

Barbara Eager, Othman knew, was a ripe fruit for plucking. Still he did not intend to gather the harvest himself. That would be too easy.

All seeds require a protracted growth period.

Sometimes it is necessary to partake in sacrifice of self, but being a martyr to one's causes inspires only impatience in others.

Go back to your people now. Your master wants you. He has waited a long time.

Come back to me, Daniel. I will wait, but I want you back.

Undertaking magical work should not a hasty decision. It is vital that people appreciate what it entails and have a basic understanding of magical principals before they are thrown in at the deep end.

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received.

Don't leave your relationships to chance. Pray for godly people to come into your life with whom you can connect. Don't force relationships to happen. Pray for them to happen. Then when they do, nurture them with prayer.

God wants to bless us in many ways that require faith. We must trust that He is answering our prayers even when we can't see it.

If you ever seem to be sliding back into the very thing you've already been set free of, don't even waste time getting discouraged. Often what seems like the same old thing coming back again may be a new layer surfacing that needs to come off. You're not going backwards—you are going deeper.

God can be trusted to give us what we need when we need it. He does not guarantee to meet our wants. He meets our needs! He does not promise a stocked fridge—just today's food. Daily we learn to trust and we discover contentment. Sadly, if, like the Israelites, we don't listen, our manna may turn to maggots (16:20).