Quotes About Patience

God doesn't work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.

Make 'em laugh; make 'em cry; make 'em wait.

I think I've discovered the secret of life -- you just hang around until you get used to it.

Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.

It's hard to convince people when you're just staring out the window that you're doing your hardest work of the day.

If something seems particularly hard, there is usually no value in staying up all night and staring at it. Take a break, take a nap, have a snack, explain what you are having a problem with to someone (or perhaps your dog), and then come back to it with fresh eyes.

Time—the lizard in the sunlight. It doesn't move, but its eyes are wide open.

While you sit Like a rain puddle in hell Knitting the socks Of your life.

Johnson well says, "He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything." Life is made up of little things. It is very rarely that an occasion is offered for doing a great deal at once. True greatness consists in being great in little things.

It is not well to make great changes in old age.

Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment.

When trouble comes, focus on God's ability to care for you.

The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.

I'm convinced that the man who has learned to meditate upon the Lord will be able to run on his feet and walk in his spirit. Although he may be hurried by his vocation, that's not the issue. The issue is how fast his spirit is going. To slow it down takes a period of time.

Every test, every trial, every heartache that's been significant, I can turn it over and see how God has turned it into good no matter what.

Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.

We must remember that the shortest distance between our problems and their solutions is the distance between our knees and the floor.

Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we're waiting for.

our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we're waiting for.

Now it is evident that a little insight into the customs of every people is necessary to insure a kindly communication this, joined with patience and kindness, will seldom fail with the natives of the interior.

It takes character to sit with all that cash and to do nothing. I didn't get top where I am by going after mediocre opportunities.

It's the work on your desk. Do well with what you already have and more will come in.

Love teaches you humility—patience—understanding.

The world does not end tonight And the fruit that we will pick tomorrow Await us, weighing the unstripped bough.