Quotes About Patience

But think of how much worse it would be to sit here, not knowing. Until the Dead choke the Ratterlin and Hedge walks across the dry bed of the river to batter down the door.

Wake me when whatever terrible thing is about to happen happens, or if it appears I might get wet.

Oh, Dog! Lirael said plaintively, giving the hound a hug. Why is everything so difficult? It just is, said the Dog, woofling gently in her ear. But sleep will make it seem easier. A new day will bring new sights and smells.

Waiting feeds fear. Courage comes with deeds.

What do we do? asked the next-oldest puppy, one who rarely spoke. What can we do? Watch. Wait. Protect the princesses. Keep them cheerful and unafraid. They will need whole hearts and the memory of happiness, at least, to have any chance of doing what must be done.

But the struggles make you stronger and the changes make you wise... And happiness has its own way of taking its sweet time.

It takes time and the conscious choice to listen.

Love helps those that are hard to pray for turn into people who are easy to pray for. — Donna Collins Tinsley —

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. —Galatians 5:22–23

love, even if you can't feel it at the moment. — Joseph Compaine —

The greatest remedy for anger is delay. SENECA

God is our example in parenting.

An ancient sage once said, "A soft answer turns away anger." When your spouse is angry and upset and lashing out words of heat, if you choose to be loving, you will not reciprocate with additional heat but with a soft voice.

most difficult of all, regardless of how she acts. This does not mean that we like all of her behavior. It does mean that we give and show love to our child all the time, even when her behavior is poor.

Learning to listen may be as difficult as learning a foreign language, but learn we must, if we want to communicate love. That

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. —Proverbs 3:5–6

God's love enables us to serve those who mistreat us. — Verda J. Glick

People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing. WILL ROGERS

He watches, and waits, and steps in when He needs to. Because we're precious to Him.

I've seen too many people give up on love too fast. Walking away from relationships doesn't provide the hoped-for relief, bring solutions, or simplify life. Rather, it piles on more problems through the lingering resentment and finger-pointing.

When we turn our situations over to God, He sometimes answers in subtle ways. — Jean Ann Williams —

Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. —Colossians 3:13

Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up. —2 Corinthians 4:1

Don't you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? —Romans 2:4