The Bible instructs us to be humble and patient in our lives. These qualities are not only for our own sake but they indirectly honor God. The Bible tells us to deeply value these things.
Humility is to humble ourselves before God. It means that we are nothing in this world but God is everything. The Lord Jesus told us to show humility throughout our lives. The Lord Jesus, being God, taught us humility. We see that He washed the feet of His disciples and taught us what it means to be humble.
On the other hand, patience is a sign of a calm mind. We should have the ability to endure even in difficult situations. We need to trust in God’s plan and wait for God’s timing. The Bible tells us to be patient during times of suffering. For example, Job faced a lot of hardship. But he had patience with God and later God blessed him abundantly. So we too need to be patient in this way.
So dear Christian friends, it is not easy to bring humility and patience into our lives. But we have to make it a habit. We have to take these qualities with us at every step. Let us try to be humble and patient in our daily lives.
Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about ‘humility and patience’.
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath”
— James 1:19
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, he shall lift you up”
— James 4:10
“Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh”
— James 5:8
“Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience longsuffering with joyfulness”
— Colossians 1:11
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering”
— Colossians 3:12
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves”
— Philippians 2:3
“With all lowliness meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love”
— Ephesians 4:2
“Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”
— Ephesians 4:32
“When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom”
— Proverbs 11:2
“The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; before honour is humility”
— Proverbs 15:33
“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city”
— Proverbs 16:32
“By humility the fear of the Lord are riches, honour, life”
— Proverbs 22:4
“Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; he that shall humble himself shall be exalted”
— Matthew 23:12
“For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; he that humbleth himself shall be exalted”
— Luke 14:11
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer”
— Romans 12:12
“Now the God of patience consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus”
— Romans 15:5
“But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it”
— Romans 8:25
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith”
— Galatians 5:22
“Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not”
— Galatians 6:9
“Rest in the Lord , wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass”
— Psalm 37:7
“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit”
— Ecclesiastes 7:8
“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise”
— Hebrews 10:36
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, not be weary; they shall walk, not faint”
— Isaiah 40:31