This is the ability to accept delay, annoyance or suffering without complaining. For the purpose of this study, patience is having the capacity to wait on a person or thing. Patience has to do with waiting on God or His promise amidst delay; without murmuring or complaining.
Patient on His promise
To have patience in your walk with God is to be able to wait on Him or on His promise, even in times of delay, neglect, suffering, affliction etc. Patience keeps you waiting relentlessly or patiently on God who had made a promise to you.
See, the period or vacuum between prayers and answers to prayers must be filled with patience. Patience gives elasticity to your faith. It keep you waiting without grumbling or complaining; knowing full well that He will not fail: But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it . Romans 8:25.
What the apostle was simply saying was that it is with patience we wait for the promise of God. God usually tests our patience ability to wait on His word or promises.
And to this end, Apostle Paul restated: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. Hebrews 6:12.
Thus, between faith and attainment of promise is patience. Patience is the ability to hang on without fainting and complaining until the promise is fulfilled.
Apostle Paul re-echoed: For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. Hebrews 10:36.
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After you have prayed and do all He asked you to do; you still need patience to be able to receive the promises of God.
This is where lots of believers fail. They seemed to give God time to fulfill His promises. Little did they know that God does not operate on earthly timing.
Now, as disciples of God, we must exhibit patience: But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience..... 2Corinthians 6:4.
Dear, in everything that has to do with us and God or our Christian faith ... let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Heb.12:16.
It follows that our walks with Christ is that of patience. Little wonder James said: But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.James 1:4.
This has to do with your ability to wait on God, while labouring for Him or carrying out his assignment. It is the ability never to be in haste while discharging the Master's duty. When God gives you an assignment, He needs you to be patient in laboring for Him.
Patience in labour portrays that while doing His business; you wait or rest on Him for directions and instructions. You do not do it your own way.
Summarily, it means that while discharging the assignment or work of the lord; you are prepared to subject yourself to all the process He will take you through.
Patient in laboring or working for God cannot be over emphasized. Thus, in the course of doing His business, you need to wait or continue doing it despite difficulties or sufferings you will face with murmuring, complaining or even being annoyed with Him.
The point being made is that when you are discharging his assignment and you encounter various processes; you should not complain or even get annoyed with Him. Rather, you should wait patiently on Him.
This was different from what Job did when he concluded: Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.Job 13:15.
He was simply saying that that despite the rigorous process he is going through: yet he will patiently trust God to deliver him from it. He went further to say that all the ways and decisions he will take, will be before the lord of in line with His word.
Little, wonder he refused the counsel of his wife to curse God and die (Job 2:9). Thus in reacting to this, James said: Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.James 5:11.
Now that you have heard of the patience of Job. What shall be your disposition in trying times?
We have begin to tread the path of patience. God requires our much patience while doing His business (ll Cor. 6:4.) This is because ....the trial of your faith worketh patience. James 1:3.
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See, God tries us through various processes we undergo; such as delay on delivery on His promises, lack or even temptations and persecutions: to the end that we exercise our absolute trust and patience on Him.
Thus, in reacting to this, Apostle Paul echoed: Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.1 Corinthians 15:58.
The Apostle Paul was simply saying saying that we should continue to exercise our patience in doing the work of the lord, no matter what we face. This is indeed our labour, which according to Him, will not be in vain.
