Counsel #5 — Importance Of Patience

Picture: Counsel #5 — Importance of PatienceCR 68.1

Create opportunities to be with your beloved in many different areas of life. Check their “patience quotient” during these experiences. Do irritating situations cause them to be harsh, short-tempered, or angry? Sometimes, concentrated types of ministry like mission trips or Pathfinder camporees on a rainy weekend are great tests of your boyfriend or girlfriend’s ability to remain patient and cheerful through stressful situations.CR 68.2

How do they respond when things don’t go according to plan? Do they have a meltdown and fall apart, or do they rise to the occasion and look for the humor or bright side?^{[66]https://biblicalstrategies.com/how-to-practice-patience-in-your-relationships/} CR 68.3

“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.” Colossians 3:12 ESVCR 68.4

“Burning words of passion should never be spoken, for in the sight of God and holy angels they are as a species of swearing.” Ellen White in The Adventist Home, p. 439CR 68.5

Reflect: In what areas do you struggle with patience?  Ask God’s Spirit to transform you into a consistently patient individual who is ready for a relationship with someone else.CR 68.6