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The Fruit Of Patience In All Its Aspects - Long-suffering, Forbearance, Endurance, And Perseverance - Is A Fruit That Is Most Intimately Associated With Our Devotion To God. All Character Traits Of Godliness Grow Out Of And Have Their Foundation In Our Devotion To God, But The Fruit Of Patience Must Grow Out Of That Relationship In A Particular Way.

Trust Is Not A Passive State Of Mind. It Is A Vigorous Act Of The Soul By Which We Choose To Lay Hold On The Promises Of God And Cling To Them Despite The Adversity That At Times Seeks To Overwhelms Us.

The Bible Is Full Of God's Promises To Provide For Us Spiritually And Materially, To Never Forsake Us, To Give Us Peace In Times Of Difficult Circumstances, To Cause All Circumstances To Work Together For Our Good, And Finally To Bring Us Safely Home To Glory. Not One Of Those Promises Is Dependent Upon Our Performance. They Are All Dependent On The Grace Of God Given To Us Through Jesus Christ.

God's Sovereignty Does Not Negate Our Responsibility To Pray, But Rather Makes It Possible For Us To Pray With Confidence.

The Cure For Impatience With The Fulfillment Of God's Timetable Is To Believe His Promises, Obey His Will, And Leave The Results To Him. So Often When God's Timetable Stretches Into Years We Become Discouraged And...want To Give Up Or Try To Work Something Out On Our Own.