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Qualities of a pure heart - 4

Patience “Bearing pains and trials calmly or without complaint. Manifesting forbearance under provocation or strain Not hasty or impetuous Steadfast despite opposition, difficulty or adversity. www.meriam-webster.com

Patience “The capacity to continue to bear up under difficult circumstances. Not hasty or impetuous” (L&N) Temperance, forbearance, endurance, long-suffering, etc.

Patience While seeking to maintain a pure heart, you will face difficulties. You need patience. 2 Peter 1:5-7 – after temperance with our virtue

Patience While seeking to maintain a pure heart, you will face difficulties. You need patience. 2 Peter 1:5-7 – after temperance with our virtue

Patience The patience of God 1 Peter 3:20-21 Nehemiah 9:17 2 Peter 3:9 Romans 15:5

Patience Patience needed to develop faith! Allow God to work in His timeframe Lack of faith does great damage

Patience Gal. 5:22-23, A fruit of the Spirit Luke 21:19, “By your patience possess your souls” 2 Tim. 2:24, a servant of the Lord

Patience 1 Thess. 5:14, Be patient with all Heb. 12:1, let us run with endurance the race James 5:7-8, Be patient…until the coming of the Lord.

Patience Developing patience Learn self-control Pause before you react (cf. Jas. 1:19) Realized the good that can come from patience (Rom. 5:3-4), Jas. 1:3-4

Patience Developing patience Get organized Be thankful to God – count your many blessings

Humility “To make low” One of a meek and lowly disposition. Non-abrasive in dealing with others. The opposite of arrogance and pride Meekness, modesty, lowliness, a servant, etc.

Humility Moses, Num. 12:3 John the Baptist, cf. Jn. 1:35-37, 3:30 “He must increase, but I must decrease.” Jesus, Phil. 2:5-7, John 13:1-9

Humility Matt. 5:3, “Blessed are the poor in Spirit.” Matt. 5:5, “Blessed are the meek.” Phil. 2:3-4, lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

Humility Rom. 12:3, “not to think more highly of himself…” 1 Cor. 13:4, “Love…does not parade itself, is not puffed up” James 4:6, 10, God resists the proud, gives grace to the humble.

Humility 1 Pet. 5:5-7, “be clothed in humility” Psa. 138:6, “Though the Lord is on high, yet He regards the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.”

Humility Prov. 16:5, “Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord…”” Micah 6:8, “He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God”

How to develop humility Begin with honest evaluation – especially in God’s eyes Be thankful Overcome worldliness, Matt. 19:16-22

How to develop humility Do something that will humble you (cf. 2 Cor. 4:5-7, 1 Tim. 6:17-19) Pray about it Associate with the humble, Rom. 12:16

Does our heart manifest patience and honesty?