Quotes About Patience

But even here we must be careful that we are not seeking to satisfy our souls by finding some spiritual "good" in the adversity. Rather we must trust God that He is working in the experience for our good, even when we see no beneficial results. We must learn to trust God when He doesn't tell us why, when we don't understand what He is doing.

The fact is we do not know what God is doing through a particular set of circumstances or events.

It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees" (Psalm 119:71).

Most of us are tempted, from time to time, to question God's love for

Just as we should learn to stop asking why, or searching for rational explanations, or seeking to discover what "good" there is in our own adversities, so we must also learn to quiet our hearts in regard to God's government of the universe.

We, too, if we would speak of the Lord's great faithfulness, must turn from our circumstances to the Lord.

God wants us to walk in obedience—not victory.

If we are going to learn to trust God in adversity, we must believe that just as certainly as God will allow nothing to subvert His glory, so He will allow nothing to spoil the good He is working out in us and for us.

Be cool, trust the universe, don't worry about what you can't control.

I have all the patience in the world about Sirens. For me it's not a Grateful Dead project, it's a Me project.

Watching a spring training game is as exciting as watching a tree form its annual ring.

usual, the prospects were required to stay outside the actual

Today he would believe. Tomorrow would answer for itself.

Contrary to popular opinion, things don't go stale particularly fast in the art world.

I love what it says in Psalm 62:5: "My soul, wait thou only upon God: for my expectation is from Him." THE MESSAGE puts it this way: "God, the one and only—I'll wait as long as he says. Everything I hope for comes from him, so why not?" Isn't that awesome? Everything you hope for comes from God. Everything!

Having a two-year-old is like having a blender that you don't have the top for.

A two-year-old is kind of like having a blender, but you don't have a top for it.

It's hard to do nothing because you tend to do something and then you have to drop everything.

Being a good husband is like being a stand-up comic. You need 10 years before you can even call yourself a beginner.

When you interrupt, you've stopped listening. People need to be heard.

Although unanswered prayer is indeed a theme of the book, it is not the heart of the book, for unanswered prayer describes a problem but offers no solutions.

We long to be found, hoping our searchers have not given up and gone home.

I hated wasting time as much as I hated having none of it

In a garden, things grow . . . but first, they must wither; trees have to lose their leaves in order to put forth new leaves, and to grow thicker and stronger and taller. Some trees die, but fresh saplings replace them. Gardens need a lot of care. But if you love your garden, you don't mind working in it, and waiting. Then in the proper season you will surely see it flourish.