Be - Patient - In a Nutshell - Bro. Prithivi Raj
Channel: Tamil Christian Sound Doctrine Resources-King of King's Christ Jesus Vision Inscribed InTouch
Date: 14/09/2018

Be - Patient - In a Nutshell - Bro. Prithivi Raj
Patience (SPR) 

Heb. 12:1 says that let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. It suggests that patience is required for victorious Christian living. 

Every day, we meet so many situations, issues and problems, testing our patience. We have everything instantly; we are not willing to wait the slightest amount of time. We come across different kinds of delays and circumstances that cause us to lose our patience. We’ve become too used to immediate results. When we do not get things instantly, we lose patience. We are in a society that is in hurry for everything. Our world and society do not seem to encourage patience. Considering the circumstances we live in, cultivating patience would need us to swim against the stream. 

The word “Patience” is noun – it refers to our nature, our Character, our level of endurance. Patience would refer to the forbearance under suffering and endurance in the face of adversity. Our level of patience is measured by how well we behave when we undergo frustration, irritation and mental agony. 

It’s not easy to exercise patience. It goes against human nature. It’s contrary to our culture. But when we endure hardships patiently, we can receive the God intended blessings in our life. Abraham and Sarah waited 25 years to receive the promise of God. Joseph waited 13 years to reach God intended Palace from pit. Job was a wealthy man. He lost his crops, property, cattle, servants and his children. He waited patiently for the fulfillment of the plan of God in his life. 

We suffer when we are impatient. Esau lost his birth right because of impatience. Israelites ended up committing idolatry when they lost patience to wait for Moses. Moses lost the entry to Promised Land because of impatience. Saul lost his kingship because of impatience. The road of impatience always leads to spiritual disaster. 

Scripture tells us that patience emerges out of trials. The by-product of delays and trials is patience, the very thing we need. Patience is necessary for our Spiritual Maturity. While encountering problems, if we get impatient, we make mistakes and some of them will be very costly. So it is essential to exercise patience in problems. Proverbs 14:29 says, “A person of great understanding is patient, but a short temper is the height of stupidity.” When we allow our emotions to get out of control, we make bad choices. We also have to exercise patience with people. Ephesians 4:2 says, “Be humble and gentle in every way. Be patient with each other.” 

To improve patience, we have to put some conscious efforts consistently. When situations trigger our impatience, it is better to avoid taking hasty decisions. Over expectations spoil our patience. We expect the environment and the people to conform to our expectations. Keeping our expectation in realistic level promote patience. Rom 15:5 says that God is the source of patience. So praying for patience would help to improve our patience. Gal 5:22 says that patience is fruit of spirit led life. So yielding ourselves to be led by Holy Spirit develops patience in us. May God enable us to cultivate patience on daily basis. 
Regards | Prithvi Raj
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Saying Yes Jesus:
Many people believe they are Christians because they were born in a Christian culture, go to Church regularly, try to do their best, or live a good life. However, the Bible teaches that these things cannot make you a Christian. You become a Christian by taking the following two important steps:
1. Acknowledge that you (along with all people) have sinned and fallen short of God’s standards.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%203%3A23&version=NIV;ERV-TA
2. Personally believe that Jesus Christ, who was God in human flesh, died for your sins on the cross and rose again. 1 Corinthians 15: 3 – 4
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You may express your belief through prayer, asking Jesus to come into your life, and receiving Him as God’s gift to you. John 1: 12; Romans 6: 23 and Revelation 3: 20

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A+12&version=NIV;ERV-TA
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+6%3A+23+&version=NIV;ERV-TA
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+3%3A+20&version=NIV;ERV-TA

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith…it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2: 8 – 9
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