KEY  SCRIPTURE:1Ti 3:3 KJV” Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

Before I go on to talk extensively about this virtue of patience, I would first address it within the context of the verse. It says he must not be greedy for filthy lucre but be patient. Patience from this verse is an answer to greed. Greed for money  places a senseless  urgency to get money in any means possible. In the absence of patience, one would definitely be possessed by greed and would surely end up out of the will and way of God. He really needs to be patient.

Patience is the act of holding a calm heart and mind in the midst of delayed expectation or relating with an individual whose attitude or actions are repulsive or unacceptable.The scriptures normally uses the term longsuffering when relating with a negative character Eph 4:2 KJV “With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;” The pastor ought to have lots of patience so the ministry would not be blamed.2Co 6:4 KJV “But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,” As pastors the enemy would show up with diverse trials with the aim of getting the pastor giving up.Patience is an ever present necessity to defeat his plansJas 1:3 KJV” Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.” Patience, when allowed to fully express itself at the end, makes the minister perfect and wants nothing.Patiemce is therefore a perfect ion of character

Patience is a twin sister of faith working together to bring to past the anticipated answers.Without patience faith can not be fully expressive.Heb 6:12 KJV “That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” The pastor can not show forth any victory of his walk of faith without this all-inclusive virtue patience.

How does one build this virtue of patience.Please note that patience is in the fruit of the spirit which is love.A close fellowship with God’s word and doing as the word says depens our love for the  lord and so patience automatically results.Great patience is always rioted in our love for the Lord.We do not pray to be patience rather patience comes as we grow in our walk in the Lord.Impatience is a sign of baby hood in the life of that Christian and for that matter the pastor.Since the pastor’s work involves relating with people as he demonstrates to them the nature of God must be very patient in everything that requires patience.1Th 5:14 KJV “Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.”

THOUGHT: PATIENCE GROWS AS A RESPONSE TO OUR LOVE FOR GOD

FURTHER STUDIES

Gal 5:22 KJV” But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”

Rom 15:4 KJV “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.”