#070: Love is Patient
Patience is the first episode in the Love Is series of HopeNet Radio. Over the next few weeks, Jeff, DW and Jason will explore 1 Corinthians 13. This week is all about patience. Every human has a desire to love and be loved.
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SERIES EPISODES: Love is Patient | Love Is Kind | Love Is Honest | Love Is Hopeful
Patience isn’t impulsive.
Patience isn’t indecision.
Patience isn’t negligent.
Patience isn’t laziness.
Patience isn’t passivity.
“Patience isn’t my strongest suit.” -Hugh Jackman, Wolverine (X-Men)
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What we talk about (TweetBack!)
One of the simplest ways to exercise patience in life is to learn to prioritize. Not everything needs fixing immediately. #loveispatient
— HopeNet Radio (@hopenetradio) February 9, 2015
Patience is the settled reality that we are not in control. It’s simply understanding how things work. The more we understand how things work, the more patience shows up in our life. A point of discussion in many episodes is that the world simply doesn’t revolve around us. Yet, we really wish it did.
It’s not your job to fix another’s problems. It’s your job to be faithful. #loveispatient
— HopeNet Radio (@hopenetradio) February 9, 2015
One of the biggest temptations, especially in marriage, is to set out to fix the other person. You’ll wind up miserable the more you press someone to change.
Patience is not the ability to wait, but how you act while you’re waiting. –@JoyceMeyer
— HopeNet Radio (@hopenetradio) February 9, 2015
When or where do you find it most difficult to be patient?
Bless me with patience… #loveispatient pic.twitter.com/kzVcTdmmgN
— HopeNet Radio (@hopenetradio) February 9, 2015
So how do we get patience?
1) Why are you impatient?
2) Write it down.
3) Work at changing your attitude. Let go more.
4) See the big picture.
5) Step back. Expect the unexpected and give yourself a break more. (source)
Further reading
What does it mean to be patient?
How to be patient
Patience in Leadership