Character Clue Post: Patience

Patience vs. Restlessness
Accepting a difficult situation from God without giving Him a deadline to remove it.

Patience is a good thing to have in a bad time and the bad time is good thing, too. The reason that a bad time is a good thing, is because God is trying to build up the character of Christ in you, and the character clue that talks about this is reverence: Reverence vs. Disrespect: Awareness of how God is working through the people and events in my life to produce the character of Christ in me. Here is a story of how it is used and how it is not used:

Once upon a time there were two young Christian men, one's name was Bob and the other Fred. They both wanted to be something that works for Christ, like a missionary, but they have to have a good testimony to say in the church, a reason they want to become one to be one. They both had a bad situation, for Bob had family problems by his parents were angry at him same with Fred. Bob kept it, but Fred was impatient and prayed that God would take the arguments away, and He did. Bob made his speech and said it and everyone liked it. Fred said his and nobody clapped for him. The pastor went up to the stage and whispered in his ear,"I am very sorry, but... ...you... didn't... make... !" The pastor did not finish his sentence because Fred was weeping and was running to the exit, for he knew what he was saying, he was saying that he is not going to be a missionary, but Bob did.

You see don't get rid of the bad situation that will help you with your character of Christ in you because then your character will be not be strong. Well, I hope you use patience to help you in your life.