Title
Growing In Patience
Scripture
Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
(James 1:2-3)
Devotional
Patience is the ability to remain the same in all situations. Like all good things, we would never learn patience without being tested. God knows the things we can handle and the things in which we need to grow. It is these areas that we are to be tried and tested, not that we might fail the test, but that we would be able to endure when various trials come. And they will come. We will not, and do not have to enjoy the testing. Nevertheless, we can, by choice, count it all joy when these trials come, especially after we have passed the tests. Therefore, the next time you are put through it and you pass the test, rejoice and be exceedingly glad because you are growing in patience. Likewise, as our patience increases so does our faith. Patience and faith feed off of each other and produce Christlikeness in us.