Comments on: Persevering Patience http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/05/09/persevering-patience/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:38:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: Elizabeth at A Biblical Home http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/05/09/persevering-patience/#comment-163 Elizabeth at A Biblical Home Fri, 11 May 2007 00:48:16 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/05/09/persevering-patience/#comment-163 I love how you make things so simple, like your definition of longsuffering "In other words, suffering for a long time." It should be obvious, but longsuffering is a word that I've never given much thought to before. I love how you make things so simple, like your definition of longsuffering “In other words, suffering for a long time.” It should be obvious, but longsuffering is a word that I’ve never given much thought to before.

]]> By: Debbie Binder http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/05/09/persevering-patience/#comment-161 Debbie Binder Thu, 10 May 2007 16:23:53 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/05/09/persevering-patience/#comment-161 Dear Nancy, I love the internet! I found your blog after finding your husband's blog; finding his blog from a link from American Vision to the C.T. debate between your husband and Hitchens. Your husband impressed me so much that I knew his wife must where he gets his inspiration from. This post on longsuffering is just what I needed today. I would be at my ladies Bible study right now but because of what they are studying (the book of Daniel) my many years of study has led me to a different conclusion than the author of the study and my church (I'm new in the area and have only been going to this church 4 yrs). I have written papers to hand out to the other ladies so they can see why I believe what I believe. I tried to make my comments as few and as nonconfrontational as possible. But I'm just to passionate about what I've learned in over 20yrs of study, and many of these ladies are young and not well grounded in scripture, the leader said that I was confusing them. So as the more mature believer I need to have patience and longsuffering persistence in my church relationships because though I know I could be used as a valuable resource they interpret challenge as an assult. I am going to print out your post so that I can have all those scriptures to carry around with me. God Bless, DebbieB Dear Nancy, I love the internet! I found your blog after finding your husband’s blog; finding his blog from a link from American Vision to the C.T. debate between your husband and Hitchens. Your husband impressed me so much that I knew his wife must where he gets his inspiration from.
This post on longsuffering is just what I needed today. I would be at my ladies Bible study right now but because of what they are studying (the book of Daniel) my many years of study has led me to a different conclusion than the author of the study and my church (I’m new in the area and have only been going to this church 4 yrs). I have written papers to hand out to the other ladies so they can see why I believe what I believe. I tried to make my comments as few and as nonconfrontational as possible. But I’m just to passionate about what I’ve learned in over 20yrs of study, and many of these ladies are young and not well grounded in scripture, the leader said that I was confusing them.
So as the more mature believer I need to have patience and longsuffering persistence in my church relationships because though I know I could be used as a valuable resource they interpret challenge as an assult.
I am going to print out your post so that I can have all those scriptures to carry around with me. God Bless, DebbieB

]]> By: Becky http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/05/09/persevering-patience/#comment-160 Becky Thu, 10 May 2007 15:46:14 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/05/09/persevering-patience/#comment-160 Isn't it interesting that the very same things which you listed that require patience are the things that God uses to produce patience in us when we pray for it - according to the scripture you quoted in James 1:2-3: "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience." I've become wary of praying lightly for more patience - God seems to use the "no pain, no gain" method, so if you pray for patience, you'd better batten down the hatches and get ready for some rough weather before the reward comes. But He is good, and does work all things for our good in His own good time. Isn’t it interesting that the very same things which you listed that require patience are the things that God uses to produce patience in us when we pray for it - according to the scripture you quoted in James 1:2-3: “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.” I’ve become wary of praying lightly for more patience - God seems to use the “no pain, no gain” method, so if you pray for patience, you’d better batten down the hatches and get ready for some rough weather before the reward comes. But He is good, and does work all things for our good in His own good time.

]]> By: Valerie (Kyriosity) http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/05/09/persevering-patience/#comment-155 Valerie (Kyriosity) Thu, 10 May 2007 05:54:05 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2007/05/09/persevering-patience/#comment-155 Oh, your spell checker is hilarious! In 2 Tim. 3:10-11 it changed Iconium to <i>zirconium</i>. Isn't that the metaphor Solomon uses in Proverbs 32? "Who can find a mediocre woman? for her price is about equal to cubic zirconium." ;-) Patience is not my strong suit. One of the things I'm trying to remember when those difficulties and obstacles come along (in my case, usually in the form of paper jams and technological vexations) my impatience is ultimately rebellion against God. I'm shaking my fist at Him and saying, "I deserve better than this!" Instead I should say, "I deserve much worse than this, but I've been given much better than I deserve." That's the only way to be "longsuffering <i>with joy</i>" -- to look at the world through the lens of the gospel and overflow with gratitude for grace. Oh, your spell checker is hilarious! In 2 Tim. 3:10-11 it changed Iconium to zirconium. Isn’t that the metaphor Solomon uses in Proverbs 32? “Who can find a mediocre woman? for her price is about equal to cubic zirconium.” ;-)

Patience is not my strong suit. One of the things I’m trying to remember when those difficulties and obstacles come along (in my case, usually in the form of paper jams and technological vexations) my impatience is ultimately rebellion against God. I’m shaking my fist at Him and saying, “I deserve better than this!” Instead I should say, “I deserve much worse than this, but I’ve been given much better than I deserve.” That’s the only way to be “longsuffering with joy” — to look at the world through the lens of the gospel and overflow with gratitude for grace.

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