Quotes about Patience

Prayer isn't just about asking for things. It's taking time to hear what God is saying, too, just like any good conversation. Once we finally stop talking and demanding and begging for things, it's easier to hear what God is trying to say to us.

Even when bad things happen, He can use them for good.

We show our faith in God when we keep moving forward even when our prayers aren't being answered. It's the highest form of praise to keep believing that God is good even when it doesn't seem that way.

I've discovered that the things that happen in my life make a lot more sense when I include God in the picture. It's like trying to work a jigsaw puzzle without the picture on the front of the box. You can do it, but the task of putting thousands of tiny pieces together will sure go easier and make a lot more sense if you can take a peek at the bigger picture now and then.

Prayer doesn't come with guarantees. We can't change God's mind by pleading with Him. But praying will bring us closer to Him, so He can comfort us and let us know He loves us no matter what happens.

Sometimes when He seems the farthest away from us, He's really the closest.

The journey has been a parody of my life recently: rushing, waiting, wandering, feeling lost and losing sleep, wondering if I'm getting anywhere.

let Him run things the way He knows best, according to His will. Trust Him, Missy. Trust that everything you done for Him and everything you gave up for Him has a purpose. God will give it all meaning in the end.

Love for God is never instant. It has to grow and mature just like any other kind of love. The struggle is always with our will.

Don't ask God what He's doing. That's the wrong thing to ask. Ask Him what you should be doing.

It's the highest form of praise," Abba had said, "to keep believing that God is good even when it doesn't seem that way.

Folks get set on having their own way, and they end up with their hearts broken when it don't happen. God's the one who's deciding what's going to be and what ain't. He knows what's best even if we're too stubborn to realize it sometimes. We're like little kids fighting over the wishbone, squabbling about who's gonna get his wish. Bible says that even though we make lots of plans, it's the Lord who's gonna have his way.