Quotes About Patience

Er zijn leemtes die je moet respecteren; de vaak lange periodes waarin je het hele beeld niet ziet, de woorden niet kunt vinden en met rust gelaten moet kunnen worden.

Anna minun auttaa, huusi Nipsu ja tarttui pitkäsiimalaatikkoon. Hän hyppäsi suoraan Seikkailun laidalle, ja veneen kallistuessa pitkäsiimalaatikko tipahti alassuin pohjalle tyhjentäen puolet sisällöstään sotkuksi hankaimiin ja ankkuriin. -Mainiota, sanoi Niisku. -Aivan erinomaista. Meritottumusta ja rauhallista liikkumista veneissä ja niin poispäin. Ja varsinkin kunnioitusta toisten työtä kohtaan. Hah.

My mother tells me all the time that if you don't trouble trouble, then trouble won't trouble you.

or even You're right, or maybe I'm a giant idiot and I wouldn't be offended if you abandoned me here. But instead, "You were taking forever

there is no test in getting what you want when you want it; the true test of character transpires in the waiting. Dwell on this in moments of despair.' Mathu vanished an instant before the doctor and the constable entered the Abbey ruins, and I had an inkling that this was not the last I would see of my Fey brother.

You can't kiss her until the preacher says so." Hannah laughed. "She's absolutely right. That way if you don't like it . . . well . . . you're just stuck with me.

My ma always told me that when I found things were too hard to figure out, I could probably bet that I hadn't prayed on it first.

It would be nice if we could snap our fingers and become better people instantly," Mother sounded sympathetic. "Unfortunately, change is a journey we must take one step at a time. Give it over to God and rest in Him.

had thought she and her sisters would celebrate it together at the Whitmans'. Perhaps they might have even heard from their uncle by then. There wouldn't have been gifts to exchange, but they would have

Faith has to be grown. It doesn't just blossom overnight. Life gives you all sorts of ups and downs, and usually those issues are small enough that your faith gets tested and stretched and hopefully produces even more faith.

A Bible verse came to mind. Proverbs three, verse five. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

holds in store, but I do know that God will be there.

God has never failed us. I don't know what tomorrow

Put it to prayer first and give God a chance. If He—'" "'If He can't handle it, then you can give it a try

Words spoken in haste cannot be taken back. And while they may be forgiven, the memories will linger to warn the heart of future encounters.

that walking with Jesus is a lifelong journey. You don't see or understand everything at once. It comes in steps along the way.

Perhaps this is what it was all about. Leaning on God when life made no sense, as well as when the answers seem clear.

Instead of asking Him to remember you, why not pray to find comfort and value where He has taken you.

love isn't about living in fear. It's not about controlling the hearts of those around you. It is patient and kind. It endures and believes the very best. It never gives up.

Do not wish your life away, " Grandfather would tell her. "None of us know the number of days we are allotted. It would be foolish to discard any of them.

Often times we reach out to people who would rather not be reached. We love people who reject our love and would just as soon spit in our face, but Jesus asks us to go on loving--go on reaching. It's easy to love someone when they love us, but so much harder to love when we are treated poorly by that person.

It's really better if you let God take charge. I find that when I try to be in control, I lose control.

You can't change the world in the space of a single conversation, can you?

My father was often impatient during March, waiting for winter to end, the cold to ease, the sun to reappear. March was an unpredictable month, when it was never clear what might happen. Warm days raised hopes until ice and grey skies shut over the town again.