Or as my husband would say, “Will you let patience perform its perfect work?” There is a definition of patience that I think is applicable in all situations. It states that patience is an ability, or willingness, to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay. Isn’t that just perfect?
To declare that we can willingly suppress the restlessness that we feel when confronted with delay takes a maturity in the spirit that we all long to have. To express that God’s timing is always perfect and to then align ourselves with this mindset does take some resolve, and yet as with many things that we attempt to do nothing is impossible with God. But, the problem with patience is never with God. It is with us!
I can look to specific times in my life that it took everything that I had to just patiently wait for what I thought was a move from God. In reality, God had already moved and He was just waiting on me. I was the one that was lagging behind.
As we mature under the guidance of the Holy Spirit we will get to the place where we truly understand that patience is a supernatural fruit of the Spirit of God. It is something that we should desire and rejoice in obtaining.
Romans 12:12 CSB Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction, be persistent in prayer.