One of the fruits of the Spirit is "patience" and it seems to be in short supply. Most of us understand patience in terms of our own "reaction time" to circumstances in our daily lives.
However, more recently I've been seeing a need for patience in the development of matters that have to do with small groups, larger ministries and even the entire church! There are times when people want something to happen, but because they're patient and allow God to clear the way, it happens because He has engineered it to be so!
Patience at that level brings about a great harvest of fruitfulness! People find that God has already removed the obstacles and inclined people to be in favor of what it is they wanted to do but probably wouldn't have had they pushed for it earlier on.
And so as we move into the fall season, I'm inclined to let a lot of things take their course and patiently let the Lord move people where He wants them to be.
You might think about this in terms of your family, your place of business or where you spend a lot of time. Let that fruit of patience work it's way into your "corporate" life as well as your personal life!
Blessings,
Dr. Jay
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