One Thing About God Bible Study Chapter 13 - The Sweet Fruit of Patience

Chapter 13 - The Sweet Fruit of Patience Summary Patience is very underrated but key to living the Christian life. Patience will allow you to enjoy your life and give you freedom from the cares of the world. It comes from hearing the right message and continuing in it. We need to understand how patience works to live the Christian life going forward. Ch. 13 - The Sweet Fruit of Patience Patience is important. One of the fruits of the spirit. Don’t hear much about it because people don’t want to hear about it. It’s not about denying that certain things are going on, it’s just your cares will not be on the things of the world. There is no better way to wait for something then to not even be aware that you are waiting for it. Detention in school example - focusing on the clock just made it seem so much longer. Need to be able to get your mind off of what you want and rest in what you have. Babies on a schedule example - they develop patience because they know even thought they may be hungry, their parents will be feeding them soon. Otherwise they’d throw tantrums every time their hungry. Me watching Michael Jordan growing up - in awe of him because he was so great at what he did. God is great at what He does and what He does is bring life. If you can rest in Him long enough you can get to a place where you’ll be in awe of Him and His doing. The biggest factor to you having patience is only hearing a message of God and his grace. If you’re hearing a mixed message you’ll be tempted with the cares of the world and be running around like Martha. Relax! God’s got this. Scriptures John 10:10 Galatians 5:22 Luke 10:38-42 Questions What does patience allow you to do? How does the example of babies being on a schedule show us about the heart of God for us and help us develop patience? Think about somebody you know who is really good at what they do. How does that compare to how good God is at what He does? How does this help us develop patience? Have you ever experienced being mesmerized by something that God did in your life? Meditate on that and share with your group. What is the biggest factor to you having patience? What are some things that lead to you being impatient? How important do you think patience is in your life? What does a life without patience look like to you? Can you see how one with patience is superior? How so? How does the scripture John 10:10 encourage you and give you patience? What are some practical things you can do to have more patience in your life?