Quotes about Patience

We must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time; we can be responsible only for the one action of the present moment. But we can beg for an increase of love in our hearts that will vitalize and transform all our individual actions, and know that God will take them and multiply them, as Jesus multiplied the loaves and fishes.

We cannot count on God to arrange what happens in our lives in ways that will make us feel good.We can, however, count on God to patiently remove all the obstacles to our enjoyment of Him. He is committed to our joy, and we can depend on Him to give us enough of a taste of that joy and enough hope that the best is still ahead to keep us going in spite of how much pain continues to plague our hearts.

Do not condemn the man that cannot think or act as fast as you can, because there was a time when you could not do things as well as you can today.

Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time.

The Lord has been with me throughout my life. He's never let me down.

Our trials are supposed to turn us toward God, but we whine and complain and wish someone would turn down the fire so we could have our old life back the way it was.

The warrior of light listens to what his opponent has to say. He only fights if absolutely necessary.

God is good to me, even when life doesn't feel good to me.

Sweetest Lord, make me appreciative of the dignity of my high vocation, and its many responsibilities. Never permit me to disgrace it by giving way to coldness, unkindness, or impatience.

Living a life of following Christ means constant interruptions.

Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself.

All right, every day ain't going to be the best day of your life, don't worry about that. If you stick to it you hold the possibility open that you will have better days.