Patience: Waiting with Hope (31-Day Devotionals for Life) (Megan E. Hill)

Do you find your patience running thin when you are forced to wait for a green light or a dawdling child? In a culture that strives for maximum efficiency and instant gratification, it’s easy to get frustrated when we are forced to wait. We expect an apology or compensation in return for our “patience.” But this is bitter endurance, not true patience. We need to be reminded of patience as God intended it and how it can bring us peace in our fast-paced world. In this devotional, Megan Hill puts patience back into perspective with thirty-one daily reflections and calls to action. It’s easy to see patience as what it is not and forget what patience is. Being patient is more than just not getting upset when your restaurant order is delayed. Patience is faithfulness over time. It’s the diligent practice of godliness while you wait. It is a virtue that Christ embodied here on earth, and with his help, we can understand and cultivate steadfast patience ourselves.

In the 31-Day Devotionals for Life series, biblical counselors and Bible teachers guide you through Scripture passages that speak to specific situations or struggles, helping you to apply God’s Word to your life in practical ways day after day.

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As someone who regularly lacks patience, I need reminders that God is doing good things, even (and especially) as I wait. Patience: Waiting with Hope offers potent, grace-filled encouragement for weary, impatient hearts like mine. This book will encourage you to look to our perfect example of patience, Christ Jesus, and remember his tender faithfulness not only to you, but to all his people. I can’t recommend it highly enough!–Hunter Beless, Founder and Host, Journeywomen podcast

Christians often joke about being careful not to pray for patience because then God will give us the opportunity to learn it. In reading Patience: Waiting in Hope, readers will see that growth in patience is in fact a good thing. As Megan Hill reveals, it is good to wait on the Lord, for he does good things within us while we wait–cultivating the fruit of patience in our hearts. Instead of avoiding these important lessons, may we yield to the Spirit’s work and desire to grow in our patience for God, our circumstances, and one another.–Christina Fox, Counselor; Speaker; Author, A Holy Fear: Trading Lesser Fears for the Fear of the Lord

Patience is not something that can be acquired overnight. It is the fruit of many small choices, day by day, to trust God’s timing rather than our own. These short daily readings from Megan Hill are an ideal way to cultivate the fruit of patience. Hill takes Bible passages on patience and helps the reader apply them in ways that are both realistic and lifegiving. Read one each morning, and look for an opportunity to put it into practice!–Betsy Childs Howard, Editor, The Gospel Coalition; Author

Patience may be the most misunderstood and undervalued fruit of the Spirit. Therefore, I am grateful for this insightful devotional, and to Megan Hill for skillfully employing God’s Word to help us see the myriad ways impatience shows up in our hearts. Most importantly, while rooting the virtue of patience in the longsuffering of God, and fueling our sanctification with gospel hope, the author helps us to see what putting on Christlike patience looks like in the practical ins-and-outs of daily life. This devotional gently unleashes the life-changing power of Scripture.–Paul Tautges, Author, Anxiety: Knowing God’s Peace; Senior Pastor, Cornerstone Community Church, Mayfield Heights, Ohio; Founder, Counseling One Another

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