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I\u2019m going to be honest; I\u2019m terrible at being patient. I get frustrated with long lines, slow computers, and people who walk at a snail\u2019s pace on the sidewalk but also take up the whole sidewalk so there\u2019s no way to pass them. I also get impatient when I feel like God isn\u2019t listening to my prayers. Doesn\u2019t He know how much I need the thing I\u2019m asking for? Doesn\u2019t He care about my hurts and all that is wrong in the world? (The answer to both of these, turns out, is a resounding yes.) Although practicing patience is a battle, God has demonstrated it for us. Jesus, who is God, had to be patient with people during His ministry. Even though He told people who He was and what He came here to do, many peopleeven His closest friendsstill got confused about His purposes. They wanted someone who was going to come in and overthrow Rome, but that wasn\u2019t the kind of king Jesus set out to be. In the same way, God is patient with us as He waits for our repentance (2 Peter 3:9). God continues to love us and wait for us, even if we\u2019re ignoring Him. When we\u2019re struggling to wait, we can go to Jesus, the true source of patience. The Holy Spirit enables us to have patience as we set our minds on God\u2019s desires instead of giving into the temptation to be impatient (Romans 8:5; Galatians 5:22-24). We wait on the Lord, who will fulfill His promises to destroy sin and death and restore all that is broken. Naomi Zylstra What\u2019s something you do that requires patience? How does God\u2019s patience with us affect your view of waiting? How does His promise to one day destroy brokenness help you wait? Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 (NIV)\nRead Verses:\nEphesians 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; James 5:7-8