The Patience of Faith

Patience is more than endurance. A saint's life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see, and He stretches and strains, and every now and again the saint says-- "I cannot stand anymore." God does not heed, He goes on stretching till His purpose is in sight, then He lets fly. TRUST yourself in God's hands. For what have you need of patience just now? Maintain your relationship to Jesus Christ by the patience of faith. "Though He slay me, yet will I WAIT for Him."

FAITH is the heroic effort of your life; you fling yourself in reckless confidence on God. There are spots where that faith has not worked in us as yet, places untouched by the life of God. There were none of those spots in Jesus Christ's life, and there are to be none in ours. "This is life eternal, that they might know Thee." The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything it has to face without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great romance, a glorious opportunity for seeing marvelous things all the time. God is disciplining us to get us into this central place of power.

Taken from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. Amazing, hugh! This book is really a must-have. It is set up into 365 daily readings that are rich in truth. I received my first one (KJV) as a graduation gift in 2001 from Linda Egger and my second one (NIV) from my husband, Rick, before I left for New Jersey to be a camp counselor in 2002. I love both editions.