Patience in an Age of I Want It Yesterday
Beloved, do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge is standing at the doors! — James 5:9
- losing patience is like disappointment in God
- Hebrews 12: if we wait on Him, we will receive great things
- 3 pictures of being patient
- Farmer (James 5:7)
- submitting to God’s schedule
- trusting God in the mist of pressure
- grieving rather than grumbling
- being patient is refusal of self-pity to our lives; once you have self-pity, you are capable to do anything (destructive)
- Prophets (James 5:10)
- being patient as the worldview
- endurance of Job (James 5:11)
- Farmer (James 5:7)
- your impatience with God is directly related to your impatience with people
- 2 ways to cultivate patience; focus on
- the Gospel – story of grace and patience
- God’s majesty
