Definition of Patience: the capacity to accept or tolerate delay,
trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset; the quality of being
patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune or pain, without
complaint, loss of temper or irritation or the like.
As I sat praying this morning in the quiet of my basement, I gave
thanks and praise to God, prayed for specific things for my husband and
children and ended by praying for myself and being patient, kind, gentle and
loving within the circumstances I find myself today. I small light bulb lite up
in my head and I thought I can’t be these things without the Lord so I adjusted
my prayer to ask for help to put on the filter of Jesus that would guide my
responses to any challenging situations. I have always had a reactionary
response especially to things that frustrate or make me angry but with the Lord’s
help I can choose to take the filter of Jesus and use Him and his perfection to
guide my responses. Stop, pray and breathe before responding. Stop, pray and
breathe. Stop, pray and breathe. Stop, pray and breathe.
Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with
good.
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