A speaker warns against expecting God to reward you just because you've prayed or waited long. True patience means enduring hardships and delays without becoming bitter, cynical, or doubtful, not just marking time.
Some Christians feel entitled that God should reward them because I've waited so long, or I've been praying for so long for that miracle. You need to already do it. Or I've been believing so long for that breakthrough. Lord, you owe this to me. And that's a bad attitude. In my book, Holy Spirit: God Within You, I wrote about patience like this. It can be said that true divine patience isn't just about how long you can wait, but also your attitude in the waiting. Well, that's true. Patience is more than the ability to wait for long measures of time or to tolerate excessive delays. Patience can also be revealed in your capacity for enduring hardships, disappointments, inconveniences, and aggravations. Patience is the ability to endure trials, tragedies, upsets, and delays without becoming bitter, entitled, cynical, doubt-filled, or angry. To learn more about the Holy Spirit, get Holy Spirit: God Within You at encounterthespirit.com.
