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“No short-cut that tries to bypass the patient unfolding of the true character of God, and our relationship to him as his children, can ever succeed in providing long-term spiritual therapy.”

Quote by Sinclair B. Ferguson

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Sinclair B. Ferguson

Sinclair B. Ferguson, born in 1948, is a prominent scholar in the fields of religion and theology. His research spans a wide range of topics including Christian history, theology, and church practice. more

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Book:The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 57: Sermons 3231-3282

Source: The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 57: Sermons 3231-3282

“Set not thyself to attain much rest, but much patience.”

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Book:The Confessions of St. Augustine, Including the Imitation of Christ

Source: The Confessions of St. Augustine, Including the Imitation of Christ

“Those who wait for God are pilgrim souls that have no tie that will hold them when the definite command is issued; no prejudices that will paralyze their effort when in some strange coming of the light they are commanded to take a pathway entirely different to that which was theirs before; having no interests either temporal or eternal, either material or mental or spiritual, that will conflict with the will of God when that will is made known.”

“At the least bear patiently, if thou canst not joyfully.”

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Book:The Confessions of St. Augustine, Including the Imitation of Christ

Source: The Confessions of St. Augustine, Including the Imitation of Christ

“God's guidance will require patience on our part. His leading is not usually a direct assurance, a revelation, but His sovereign controlling of the circumstances of our lives, with the Word of God as our rule. It is therefore, inevitable that the unfolding of His purposes will take time - sometimes a very long time.”

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“Patience is the ability to suffer a long time under the mistreatment of others without growing resentful or bitter.”

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Book:The Fruitful Life: The Overflow of God's Love Through You

Source: The Fruitful Life: The Overflow of God's Love Through You

“The Bible says the fruit of the spirit is longsuffering. I'll tell you one thing about fruit: you will never see a fruit factory. Isn't that right? You see a shirt factory, but you see a fruit orchard. You see, there is no fruit without life. You cannot manufacture patience. The fruit of the Spirit is patience.”

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“In regard of God, patience is a submission to His sovereignty. To endure a trial, simply because we cannot avoid or resist it, is not Christian patience. But to humbly submit because it is the will of God to inflict the trial, to be silent because the sovereignty of God orders it - is true godly patience.”

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“Ultimately, all our complaints are directed against God.”

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Author:Woodrow M. Kroll

“The fruit of patience in all its aspects - long-suffering, forbearance, endurance, and perseverance - is a fruit that is most intimately associated with our devotion to God. All character traits of godliness grow out of and have their foundation in our devotion to God, but the fruit of patience must grow out of that relationship in a particular way.”

Source: The practice of godliness