Quotes about Patience

Stand still... and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up under the blast.

God doesn't work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.

It is not well to make great changes in old age.

Said will be a little ahead, but done should follow at his heel.

Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment.

The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.

I'm convinced that the man who has learned to meditate upon the Lord will be able to run on his feet and walk in his spirit. Although he may be hurried by his vocation, that's not the issue. The issue is how fast his spirit is going. To slow it down takes a period of time.

Every test, every trial, every heartache that's been significant, I can turn it over and see how God has turned it into good no matter what.

Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.

We must remember that the shortest distance between our problems and their solutions is the distance between our knees and the floor.

Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we're waiting for.

25th Anniversary. — Love seems the swiftest but is the slowest of all growths. No man and woman really know what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.