{"id":7113,"date":"2025-08-23T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/?p=7113"},"modified":"2025-08-18T21:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T20:48:11","slug":"23-august-2025-patience-builds-faith-ii-luke-85-15-isaiah-2816","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/fr\/2025\/08\/23\/23-august-2025-patience-builds-faith-ii-luke-85-15-isaiah-2816\/","title":{"rendered":"23 August 2025: PATIENCE BUILDS FAITH (II) &#8211; Luke 8:5\u201315, Isaiah 28:16"},"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\">A<\/span>braham remains a shining example of faith partnered with patience. God gave him a promise, and for twenty-five long years, Abraham held on unwaveringly. There was no sign in the natural to confirm what he believed, yet his hope stayed alive. He did not stagger through unbelief but stayed strong in faith, giving glory to God. Even more astounding is Noah, who demonstrated a rare combination of radical obedience and enduring patience. For one hundred and twenty years, he built an ark with no rainfall in sight. He bore mockery, delay, and ridicule, yet he kept building. These men succeeded, not only because they had faith, but because their faith had a backbone of patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In Luke 8:15, Jesus reveals a key component of fruitful Christianity: bringing forth fruit with patience.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Faith cannot manifest results without this stabilising force. Isaiah 28:16 reminds us that \u201che that believeth shall not make haste.\u201d That means rushing can be an indicator that your faith is not fully matured. Haste is often a manifestation of fear, pressure, or anxiety\u2014and these forces are antagonistic to faith. The devil exploits impatience to lure believers into premature decisions that sabotage divine timing. Like hot soup that burns your mouth if consumed in a hurry, rushing your faith process will damage the outcome God intends to bring into your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faith always works, but it only works when it is anchored in patience. Impatience is one of the commonest reasons believers give up just before their miracle shows up. There is no reward for panic or spiritual anxiety. God is not slack concerning His promises; He works according to His divine timeline. Faith says, \u201cGod has done it,\u201d and patience says, \u201cI\u2019ll wait till I see it.\u201d This is how we inherit the promises\u2014by faith and patience. Refuse to let the pressure of time, people\u2019s opinions, or your emotions push you out of your stand of faith. Wait with joy, endurance, and unshakable confidence, knowing that He who promised is faithful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THOUGHT TO PONDER:<\/strong> Are you allowing haste to sabotage your walk of faith? What adjustments can you make to embrace patience as a partner of faith?<\/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, deliver me from haste. Help me to make room for my faith to grow, and wait patiently for the fulfilment of Your promises, 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 8:1\u201311:20, 1 Corinthians 15:1\u201328, Psalm 38:1\u201322, Proverbs 21:28\u201329<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>braham remains a shining example of faith partnered with patience. God gave him a promise, and for twenty-five long years, Abraham held on unwaveringly. There was no sign in the natural to confirm what he believed, yet his hope stayed alive. 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