{"id":7109,"date":"2025-08-22T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/?p=7109"},"modified":"2025-08-18T21:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T20:40:47","slug":"22-august-2025-patience-builds-faith-i-hebrews-69-12-james-57-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/fr\/2025\/08\/22\/22-august-2025-patience-builds-faith-i-hebrews-69-12-james-57-9\/","title":{"rendered":"22 August 2025: PATIENCE BUILDS FAITH (I) &#8211; Hebrews 6:9-12, James 5:7-9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><span class=\"tie-dropcap\">F<\/span>aith needs patience to survive and produce results. You can believe God and still miss the fulfilment of His promise if you lack patience. The Word of God teaches that we inherit the promises not just by faith, but by faith and patience (Hebrews 6:12). Titus 2:2 shows that it is possible to be sound in patience, meaning you can develop spiritual stamina that keeps you steady during the waiting season. James 5:7 likens God to a farmer who waits patiently for the precious fruit of the earth. He waits for both the early and the latter rain before expecting a harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If God waits for what He plants, you must learn to do the same with the seeds of your faith.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Hebrews 10:36 says, \u201cYe have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.\u201d There will always be a time gap between the obedience of faith and the manifestation of results. That gap is where many Christians give up. Some start out in faith, make bold confessions, and obey divine instructions, but when results don\u2019t come quickly, they faint. This is where patience becomes the stabiliser of your confession. Patience is not laziness or passivity; it is active spiritual strength that keeps you confessing God&#8217;s Word and refusing to compromise while your harvest is still in the ground. It holds you steady through pain, opposition, or delay and keeps your heart quiet with the confidence that \u201cGod never fails.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patience in the Bible has a twofold expression. It speaks of time and strength. The time aspect refers to the duration of your wait; the strength aspect refers to your attitude during that wait. You must cultivate both. Patience says, \u201cEven though I\u2019ve not seen it yet, I know it&#8217;s coming.\u201d It keeps you from panic when pressure comes from family, friends, or even your emotions. Faith without patience leads to frustration. But when your faith is matched with patience, you become immovable until you see what you have believed. Beloved, learn to be sound in patience, for it is the endurance required to carry your faith to fulfilment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THOUGHT TO PONDER:<\/strong> Is your patience matching the strength of your faith? Are you learning to wait quietly for the harvest while keeping your faith intact?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote quote-simple is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Father, take impatience away from me. Let me remain steadfast until my word manifests, in Jesus\u2019 name. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tie-padding  has-padding-left has-padding-right\" style=\"padding-left:5%; padding-right:5%; padding-top:0; padding-bottom:0;\">\n\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>LA BIBLE EN UN AN :<\/strong><br>Job 4:1\u20137:21, 1 Corinthians 14:18\u201340, Psalm 37:30\u201340, Proverbs 21:27<br><br><br><strong>SPIRIT MEAT SUR ANDROID ET iOS<br><\/strong><br>Spirit Meat on Android: https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatAndroid<br>Spirit Meat on iOS: https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatIOS<br>YouVersion: http:\/\/bible.us\/r\/<br><br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br><br>J\u00e9sus est Seigneur !<br><br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br>www.dreamcentreoftheloic.org<br>www.soundcloud.com\/reverendareogun<br>www.dciradio.org<br>https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatDailyDevotionalWhatsApp<br>YouTube Channel- Sola Areogun Ministries<br>+2348037252124<br>#SpiritMeat<br>#ReverendAreogun<br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br><br><em><strong>Copyright \u00a9\ufe0f 2025<\/strong><br>The public is hereby informed that exclusive copyright<\/em><br><em>subsiste dans cette \u0153uvre et donc toute tentative de reproduction,<\/em><br><em>copier, distribuer au public \u00e0 des fins commerciales, publier tout<\/em><br><em>traduction de l&#039;\u0153uvre, r\u00e9aliser un film relatif \u00e0 l&#039;\u0153uvre,<\/em><br><em>faire une adaptation de l&#039;\u0153uvre, soit dans son int\u00e9gralit\u00e9, soit en grande partie<\/em><br><em>une partie de l&#039;\u0153uvre, soit dans sa forme originale, soit sous toute autre forme<\/em><br><em>d\u00e9riv\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re reconnaissable de l&#039;original constitue une atteinte \u00e0 la<\/em><br><em>droit de l&#039;auteur et sujet \u00e0 litige sauf et sauf<\/em><br><em>l&#039;auteur a officiellement et clairement autoris\u00e9 ladite personne<\/em><br><em>ou les personnes ou l&#039;auteur sont clairement mentionn\u00e9s dans l&#039;\u0153uvre.<\/em><\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>aith needs patience to survive and produce results. You can believe God and still miss the fulfilment of His promise if you lack patience. The Word of God teaches that we inherit the promises not just by faith, but by faith and patience (Hebrews 6:12). 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