The Ten Minute Bible Hour Podcast GAL228 - The Patience One With the Hold Music
Lightning Strike Disrupts Internet
- Matt experienced a lightning strike during a 4th of July party that damaged his internet equipment.
- This led to days of troubleshooting and wait times with customer support to restore his connectivity.
Fruit of Spirit Marks God's Character
- The fruit of the Spirit reflect God's character traits we can embody but do not make us divine.
- We bear God's mark through these traits without possessing His all-encompassing power or knowledge.
Patience with God Means Trusting His Perfect Timing
Patience is a fruit of the Spirit that not only shows up as endurance in hardship but also as patience with God — trusting His timing over our own desires. This kind of patience involves surrendering control and understanding that God's ways are higher than ours, as Psalm 37:7 says, “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.”
The podcast highlights how Christians should trust God’s promises and that His perceived slowness is actually His patience, "not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9). This teaches us that God's delay is purposeful for a greater plan.
Romans 8:25 reminds us to hope for what we don’t have yet and wait patiently. This patience is an act of trust and intellectual assent, acknowledging we don’t manage the grand unfolding of history or people’s hearts — God does.
The takeaway encourages believers to maintain a right posture toward God's timing, reflecting a deep trust rather than frustration or impatience.