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James 1:4 (NKJV)
But let patience have [its] perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

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Why do the words of truth put such a high value on patience having its perfect work….? 

It is because patience is the work horse of faith, being that patience is that that causes one’s eyes to turn away from themselves and look to Christ…. For this is the work of patience, for no other work is of more consequence in the believer’s life then getting one’s eyes off of oneself and onto Christ….

For this is the great lesson of patience, keeping one’s eyes off of anything other then Christ…. For if truth be known, whatever has one’s heart becomes that one’s god, patience being the work horse of faith that destroys the other that would take one’s eyes off of Christ… For patience waits for God to do something in one that that one cannot do for oneself, this something being, the forming of Himself in the believing one…. For this is what the salvation offered in Christ is, the forming of the Divine nature in the believing one, this new nature’s nature is not to sin just as the fallen nature’s nature was to sin….. For this new life, is that life that is created in the image and likeness of God, being the Three in one having Their image and likeness manifested in the creature, the Is, the expression of the Is, and the effect or consequence of that Is… 

For this word patience is translated, steadfastness, perseverance, endurance in other translations, all pointing to the same truth of maintaining the keeping and the looking to Christ regardless of any and all circumstances of life…. For it is when faith sees that righteousness does exist and it is the manifesting of this righteousness which is the manifestation of God’s will in all things… Patience being that work of faith that brings forth this manifestation of righteousness…. For without the manifestation of righteousness being manifested in one’s life the Divine nature is not being brought forth, in other words, Christ is not being formed in one… For patience’s perfect work is the bringing forth of the perfect image of this perfect Three in One God in one, each having Their respective image brought forth….

Oh that the heart of man would let patience have its perfect work, for the bringing forth of that expression of righteousness which is the Divine nature being brought to life in one…

To him that would have it be done, let it be done unto….


A fellow follower of His, Not me 

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Yea . . . yea . . . yeah . . . Ok . . . stop beating around the bush and give me some of that patience stuff . . . but hurry up please . . . I don't have all day . . . . 

And yes . . . I am not serious . . . I am only kidding . . . LOL.   I think that patience is one of those things that westerners have a problem with as we want everything quick and as painless as possible, but, The verses in James before and after are telling to say the least.

[Jas 1:3, 5 KJV] [3] Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience. ... [5] If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Patience is given to those who endure the trying of their faith and If we lack wisdom concerning our temptations and trials, verse 5 says that all we need to do is ask for wisdom (concerning the trying of our faith) and God will give it to us so we can 'smartly' overcome.

But . . . we have to patiently endure and not give up, give in, or shrink back into those temptations . . . . 

Good post . . . . Ray . . . 

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1 hour ago, Ray12614 said:

Yea . . . yea . . . yeah . . . Ok . . . stop beating around the bush and give me some of that patience stuff . . . but hurry up please . . . I don't have all day . . . . 

And yes . . . I am not serious . . . I am only kidding . . . LOL.   I think that patience is one of those things that westerners have a problem with as we want everything quick and as painless as possible, but, The verses in James before and after are telling to say the least.

[Jas 1:3, 5 KJV] [3] Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience. ... [5] If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Patience is given to those who endure the trying of their faith and If we lack wisdom concerning our temptations and trials, verse 5 says that all we need to do is ask for wisdom (concerning the trying of our faith) and God will give it to us so we can 'smartly' overcome.

But . . . we have to patiently endure and not give up, give in, or shrink back into those temptations . . . . 

Good post . . . . Ray . . . 

Hello and thank you, and many are the blessings as patience has its perfect work in all those that would be willing to allow the letting….

Oh that our hearts might embrace the letting the more, for unto Him be all things…

Blessings from a fellow follower, Not me

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