Patience In Suffering

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord.

- James 5:7, NKJV

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all (Psalms 34:19, NKJV).” So much of our time is wasted on murmuring and complaining about our suffrage; however, if time is such a “precious” commodity, why then waste it on being disgruntled - My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing (James 1:2-4, NKJV). The Bible states that you, the Christian, will encounter many trials/tribulations [“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33, NKJV)], but Jesus tells us to rejoice because HE has overcome it all. Jesus understood His role in the plot that He would inevitably partake in…and while He would suffer much for our sins, His understanding of the end, specifically the victory, coupled with His love of the Father, allowed Him to endure until the end. You the mature Christian must maintain the same mindset, exhibiting patience in suffering…knowing the key is not in being miserable throughout the journey, but joyful in doing the will of the Lord - Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer (Romans 12:11-12, NIV). Know that it is in this patience, this seemingly lull in time/action, that God’s mysterious works are set forth for His glory…raising you out of a dire, hapless, and hopeless situation…allowing His grace to complete the work He has always ordained for you. However, are you willing to be patient enough [Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord (James 5:7, NKJV)] throughout it all in order receive the sufficiency of His grace and to experience the fullness of His glory - Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. ” (2 Corinthians 12:8-9, NKJV)?

BE BLESSED!