But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives:
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 New Living Translation
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Did you notice that there is a Christian virtue left off the list? Hope is not mentioned! I wonder if that is because hope is implied in patience. Patience suggests enduring all kinds of suffering while waiting for rescue or resolution. Hope believes that the rescue is on its way.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 NLT
Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. Psalm 62:5 NLT
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Romans 5:5 NLT
Those who do not hope cannot wait;
but if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Charles Spurgeon
Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. Romans 12:12 NLT
The surest sign that we are filled with God’s patience is the way we treat others. Especially when it is really, really hard.
With tender humility and quiet patience, always demonstrate gentleness and generous love toward one another, especially toward those who may try your patience. Ephesians 4:2 The Passion Translation
Sometimes life’s hardest struggles end up being blessings in disguise.
Sometime the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.
