Battling the Unbelief of Impatience

Impatience is a form of unbelief. It's what we begin to feel when we start to doubt the wisdom of God's timing or the goodness of his guidance.

The opposite of impatience is a deepening, ripening, peaceful willingness either to wait for God where you are, or to persevere where you are currently.

The Battle

Against Unbelief

When the way you planned to run your day, or the way you planned to live your life is cut off or slowed down, the unbelief of impatience tempts you in two directions, depending partly on your personality, partly on circumstances:

1. Personality: On the one side, it tempts yo...