Better
To Be Patient Than Powerful;
Better
To
Have Self-control Than To Conquer A City.
Scripture
Proverbs
16
32
Better to be patient than powerful;
better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
Observation
As
I read this morning this verse jumped out at me … probably because
I need work in both of these areas: Patience and Self-control! I have
been called by some people very very close to me, “Chief hurry up
and wait!”
Proverbs
16:32 tells us just how important it is for us to have both patience
and self-control.
As
I was reading and looking up verses on patience and self-control I
discovered Titus 2:2 and it says that self-control or at least
putting self-control into practice is something that can be learned.
So
there is hope for all of us!
Have
you realized that there are some things that you just cannot fix?
There
are things that are beyond our control. I have some relationships in
my life right now that are in desperate need of being mended, but at
the moment I can't fix them.
I
have to be patient. I have to practice self-control and I have to
wait for God to work.
For
you maybe it is not a relationship problem, maybe it is your health
or maybe it is the health of a loved one. You can't fix it.
You too have to be patient and wait for God to work.
Galatians
5:22-23
But
the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and
self-control. There is no law against these things!
Proverbs
25:28
A
person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.
Titus
2:2
Teach
the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and
to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love
and patience.
Application
I
will practice patience. I will practice self-control in the areas of
my life that are beyond my ability to fix! How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, as I read these verses and the other passages from Your Word
this morning I was once again reminded that You are constantly
working in my life and You are also constantly working in the lives
of those around me. You never stop. Help me to trust You with the
relationships that I can't seem to fix. Help those who I pray for
that are sick. I can't fix them. Only You can heal them. Help me to
see beyond my circumstances. Help me to see things from Your
perspective. I promise that I will keep on praying to You and I will
never give up.
Daily
Bible Reading: Leviticus 26,27; Acts 23; Psalm 16, Psalm 46,
Proverbs 16
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