“I waited patiently for the Lord,
and he turned to me and heard my cry for help.”
– Psalm 40:1
We’re certainly getting ample opportunity to develop patience! Allow God to do a work in you during this time of “stay-at-home”. Seek Him faithfully, daily, and increasingly through Bible study, prayer, meditation, and private worship. Call on Him with your needs, concerns, fears, and anxieties. Wait patiently in the confidence that God hears the prayers of His people, but answers in His perfect timing. Trust in the Lord and be patient with His timing.
Understand that patience isn’t something we force on ourselves through self-discipline. Rather, patience comes as part of the fruit of the Holy Spirit working in us through those very same means of grace – Bible study, prayer, meditation, and private worship. We experience the fruit of the Spirit as we walk in line with the Spirit. This is an incredible time to really learn to walk in step with the Spirit, because most of us suddenly have fewer distractions and plenty of time to seek God! Redeem this time for the glory of God!