“But the Holy Spirit produces…the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these
things!”

Galatians 5:22-23

“Be patient with everyone.”

1 Thessalonians 5:14

Definitions:

• Greek patience= macrothumia,
  • macro means ‘long.’
  • Thumia….’ It’s a long heat. It takes you a long time to get hot.

Question

• When you can’t take any more how do you react?

Think

• The fruit of the spirit is evident in our actions, but it’s really impossible to ignore in our reactions.

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.

James 5:7

“Don’t focus on resolving the conflict, you focus on accepting. You don’t focus on trying to change the person you…you focus on accepting the person”

Dr. John Gottman

“The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.”

Ecclesiastes 7:8

“In the morning, Lord, You hear my voice. In the morning, I lay my request before you, I wait
expectantly.”

Psalm 5:3

David’s question is ours: How Long?