This document discusses the importance and value of patience. It provides several biblical references that command or teach about patience. Patience is defined as enduring difficulties without complaint. Developing patience involves enduring trials calmly and getting busy with God's work. Having patience helps strengthen one's spiritual character, faith, and hope. It prepares one for heaven and helps lead a less stressful life. The document encourages coming to Jesus by hearing the gospel, repenting of sins, confessing faith, baptism, and remaining faithful.

2. • Many thinking people through history to today
have realized the value of patience.
– “Patience is the companion of wisdom”
-St. Augustine
– “The two most powerful warriors are patience
and time” -Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
– “He that can have Patience, can have what he
will” -Benjamin Franklin
– “Patience and fortitude can conquer all things”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

3. God Wants Us To Have Patience
• He commands it.
1 Timothy 6:11; Titus 2:2; 2 Peter 1:6
• We’re taught about it throughout the Bible
(Rom. 15:4) and the word is used 34 times
in the New Testament.
• But what is the value of it?
• How can we develop patience in our life
today?
• First, let’s define the word.

4. PATIENCE, n. pa'shens. [L. patientia, from patior, to suffer.]
1. The suffering of afflictions, pain, toil, calamity,
provocation or other evil, with a calm, unruffled
temper; endurance without murmuring or fretfulness.
Patience may spring from constitutional fortitude, from
a kind of heroic pride, or from Christian submission to
the divine will.
2. A calm temper which bears evils without murmuring
or discontent.
3. The act or quality of waiting long for justice or
expected good without discontent.
4. Perseverance; constancy in labor or exertion.
5. The quality of bearing offenses and injuries without
anger or revenge. -Webster’s Dictionary

5. The Value of Patience
• It is a good thing to have. James 5:7-11;
Hebrews 13:21
• Fruit is brought forth with it. Luke 8:15
• It helps us with our hope. Rom. 8:25; 15:4
• It helps us to be like God. Revelation 1:9
• It builds our spiritual strength and character.
Colossians 1:11
• Helps our faith that we may inherit the
promises of God Hebrews 6:12; 10:36
• Patience prepares our heart for the race.
Hebrews 12:2

6. How To Develop Patience
• Trials give us the exercise (opportunity) to
grow strong in patience. Romans 5:3-4
– We glory in trials knowing that God feels we
are ready to grow stronger now and in other
ways.
– We can have the attitude of cheerful
endurance knowing that it will do us no good
to think negatively as we endure (Phil. 4:8-9).
– Our faith is tested and proved if we respond
with growth in patience, and a deeper trust
and hope in God! James 1:2-4

7. How To Develop Patience
• We realize that without patience we shall
lose our soul. Luke 21:19
• Therefore it is important to keep patience
continually and grow in it. We need it all
throughout our spiritual lives. The result will
be in our reward from God. Rev. 3:10; 14:12
• Many get bored because of inaction, thereby
causing them to become impatient. Get busy
and keep busy doing the Lord’s work to
avoid this problem. Jn. 9:4; Rom. 12:11
– You will learn patience through the many failures
and mini-successes. Acts 28:24

8. Add Patience To Your Life
• It will help you in many ways. Especially add it
to your faith (2 Pet. 1:6).
• Help yourself to a less stressful life by
continually growing in patience.
• Come to Jesus today, prepare for heaven!
– Hear and believe the gospel. Rom. 1:16; 10:17
– Repent of sin. Luke 13:3
– Confess Jesus Christ. Acts 8:37
– Be baptized into Christ. Rom. 6:3-6
– Then, be faithful unto death. Rev. 2:10