When God’s Patience Meets Our Hurry

We live in a fast world. Yet God’s patience and timing rarely looks like our timetable. This short Bible reflection explains what it means to grow patience with God’s help and why His long-suffering is the perfect answer to our rushed lives.

God’s Patience and Why We Struggle with Ours

Let’s face it: we are not a patient people. We want quick answers, fast fixes, and instant results. Impatience shows up in rushed prayers, short tempers, and decisions we later regret. That hurry can damage relationships and rob us of spiritual growth.

What’s Our Hurry?

Scripture paints a striking contrast. God’s patience is steady, measured, and full of mercy. He often waits for us to turn, learn, and to grow. Our impatience is anxious and self-focused; God’s patience is purposeful and redemptive.

“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish,

but everyone to come to repentance.” — 2 Peter 3:9

What the Bible Teaches About Patience

“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;” — Psalm 37:7

“But the fruit of the Spirit is… patience.” — Galatians 5:22–23

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials, because the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” — James 1:3–4

How to Grow Patience with God’s Help

Patience is not simply self-discipline; it’s a fruit the Spirit cultivates in us. Here are practical steps you can start today:

• Pray for patience specifically — name the areas you rush.
• Practice waiting: turn off a device, sit in silence, and breathe.
• Remember God’s promises and reflect on His past faithfulness.
• Choose small acts of kindness when irritation rises — patience is practiced in the little things.
• Lean on Scripture and the Holy Spirit rather than your own strength.

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” — Romans 12:12

Final Thought

God’s patience is not an excuse to delay obedience; it is His loving way of giving us time to change. When we stop rushing and start trusting, impatience begins to fall away. Ask God to grow patience in you — and then take one small, patient step today.

In Christ,

Bob