Fruit 4 - Patience

Galatians 5:22 – 23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
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Forbearance is the characteristic or quality of greatness of spirit, a person who faces adversity with courage, in the Bible we see that this is a virtue of those who are good and generous and have faith in God to help solve their problems.

As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.  Ephesians 4: 1-2 (NIV)

We may seem weak in the eyes of the world or even foolish in maintaining this conduct, but in truth this fruit of the Spirit, helps us to have discernment and wisdom to resolve adversities with the wisdom that comes from above.

• Mercy, patience, tolerance and self-control, are words that relate directly to this fruit and are essential characteristics for those who have been saved.
• In Christ – we are a new creature, because our Heavenly Father is long-suffering, has patience with us even with people making so many mistakes .
• God has so much mercy on us that he gave his only son to die on the cross for you and me.

The idea of forbearance arises in the Bible under different words.

• Forbearance could be explained as showing patience, even though a thing is owed to us.
• It is holding back or restraining the self from doing something that is normal to do. It is controlling oneself when provoked or offended.