EPISODE 141: PATIENCE (Be Fruitful-Part 2)

BE IN THE WORD (this week’s verses):

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. (James 1:19)

BE EDUCATED (additional resources):

  1. The Three-Word Prayer God Loves. Stormy Omartian shares her insight on the Power of Patience through a 3 word prayer: Change me, Lord and how it radically changed her marriage and her life.

“Ask my Spirit within you to order your day and control your thoughts, for the mind controlled by the Spirit is Life and Peace” (Jesus Calling),

Try to see the possibilities in problems instead of the problems in possibilities. Author unknown.

BE DOERS, NOT JUST HEARERS (practical application):

  1. Pray the prayer, “Ask my Spirit within you to order your day and control your thoughts, for the mind controlled by the Spirit is Life and Peace” (Jesus Calling), every morning.
  2. Practice the Pause: when you feel your anger and frustration fluttering inside, try to leave the situation first and then count to 30 before reacting. If you are not able to leave the situation, stop right there and count to 10. If the other person asks what you are doing…tell them. Be an example!
  3. Prepare the Mind: in the moment you experience impatience, tell yourself 2 positives of the situation or person. This will help you break the natural cycle for negative thoughts and help you begin to see the positive.

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