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Inspirational Sermon Illustrations on Patience
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The Hardest Fruit of the Spirit
The first three items in Paul’s fruit basket sound very spiritual. Heavenly almost. Very nice for Sundays, at least. But his next one, patience, brings us back down to earth on a Monday. What are we like to live with the rest of the week?
How do we cope with all that presses in on us in the hustle and hassle of life? The word Paul uses literally means “long-tempered.” In our older English translations patience was translated “long-suffering”—one of those old-fashioned words that really deserves to be kept alive.
More recently, it is translated “forbearance.” Actually both meanings are needed to get the full flavor of Paul’s term. Patience as fruit of the Spirit means: The ability to endure for a long time whatever opposition and suffering may come our way, and to show perseverance without wanting retaliation or revenge.
The ability to put up with the weaknesses and foibles of others (including other believers), and to show forbearance toward them, without getting quickly irritated or angry enough to want to fight back.
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