Prayer for Patience

How can I become more patient as a person? Why do I 'lose it' or get angry so quickly? How come I just can't bear to wait for anything?

Patience and seeking to understand

For most of us, patience does not come naturally - but with God's help we can work at it. One of the keys to becoming more patient is seeking to understand - either yourself or somebody else better. For example, somebody drives into the back of your car. Now it may be that they were negligent, but it may also be that they have something going on in their life that is consuming them - what if that driver has just heard that his daughter has six weeks to live? How would that change our perspective on him, and how we might treat him? The reality is that nobody is leading a perfect life, without some level of illness, stress or hardship. Try taking a moment to think about somebody who you are at odds with. Now imagine that they have just six weeks left to live. Did your attitude to them change? The reality is that we all live with some kind of weakness or sickness, and these weaknesses effect our abilities to interact with others. One persons strengths will be very different to the next persons, and so we should never assume that just because something seems relatively easy for us, it is easy for them.

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Patience and busyness

"How are you - keeping busy?"

In western culture "busyness" is seen as a virtue. If we're not busy in some way then we believe that we are of less value. Of course this is not true - our sense of value comes from understanding how much God (and our friends and family) loves us. Instead, we believe the lie that being constantly occupied makes us more important. If we are going to be good at patience, then we are going to need to know that it's OK to stop for once in a while.

"Lord, help me to place all my securities in You.

Please release me from thinking that I need to be busy"

patience and self-understanding

Sometimes it's easier to exercise patience with other people, than it is with ourselves. Sometimes we become annoyed with others when deep down it's ourselves that we are annoyed with. We may need to take some time out, and let God reveal to us our weaknesses. Then we can confess our struggles to God, and forgive and release ourselves.

"Lord, the next time I realise that it's me that I'm angry with,

please help me to forgive myself as you have forgiven me"

a short prayer about God's patience

"But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."

(Psalm 85:15 NIV)

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Prayer for patience and understanding

"Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness".

(Psalm 103:8, WEB)

Lord, may I be slow to anger and filled with love

I know I'm going to need Your help here

Because if I try to go solo on this I'll fail for sure

Please fill my heart with patience

May I be ready to forgive - myself and others

Not just this once

But as many times as it takes

Because I know that you are not mean

When it comes to forgiveness

Please fill my heart with understanding

May I always seek to contemplate

What somebody may be suffering

Before I jump to any conclusions

Because I know that you never cease

To pardon me

Lord, may I be slow to anger and filled with love

Because you are my hero

And I'm following You

A promise from scripture on patience

But those who are waiting for the Lord will have new strength; they will get wings like eagles: running, they will not be tired, and walking, they will have no weariness.

(Isaiah 40:31, BBE)

Another bible verse about patience

patience is one of the "Fruits of the Spirit":-

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law".

(Galatians 5:22)