Fruit of the Spirit – Patience 

Fruit of the Spirit – Patience 

Galatians 5:22-23 – 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Genesis 12:1-3 1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you,and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

Enemies of Patience:

2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)  – 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

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Genesis 16:1-4 – Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; 2 so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.” Abram agreed to what Sarai said. 3 So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife. 4 He slept with Hagar, and she conceived.

• Living a patient life requires complete .

1. Trust the of the Holy Spirit

Acts 1:4-5 – 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

2. Trust the of God

Isaiah 55:11 (NKJV) – So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

3. Trust the of Jesus

Luke 14:27 (NKJV) – 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.  

Matthew 24:13 (NLT) – 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved.