Embracing Patience: A Path to Spiritual Growth

### Quotes for Outreach

1. "When we talk about love, usually we just simply define it as an emotion. I'm not saying it's not. But there's more to it than that. Love, if you look at it from the Bible's perspective, it's a verb. There are two things that you can find in 1 Corinthians 13, verses 4-7. That part of love, which we call proactive. If you say you love a person, can you be kind towards that person? Now, what is kindness? Kindness is compassion in action." [04:22] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2. "Patience is not simply the ability to wait. It is how we behave while we're waiting. How many of you have been irritated because you're trying to work out a government document, and it's taking, if not hours, it's taking days, if not months? Sometimes years, right? Quite annoying, it's irritating. There are times you're caught up in traffic, or sometimes even parking, right? And because there is what we call a sense of urgency, maybe you have to talk to a person, you're already running late, and you don't have a parking spot, everybody in front of you is moving too slow, you get affected, you get agitated. So what happens? The behavior changes. Correct? It gets triggered. That's why patience is not simply the ability to wait. Sometimes you cannot make fast the whole procedure. It's still the same number of hours, it's still the same number of days, it's still the same number of months. But how we act matters. So it's a matter of attitude." [08:12] (-214 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3. "Remember these words, right? No matter how right you are, as long as you prove that you are right, you look right, you're still wrong. Now, you have to record it this time, and I'll repeat it. Or you can ask the tech team for a copy of this message. But remember these words. No matter how right you as long as you prove that you are right, you look right, you're still wrong. Right? Because it's how we're behaving. Maybe you have a point. Maybe you're on the right. But how you behave also matters." [14:05] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4. "Patience with people or with others is called love. Now, at the beginning of this year, I was talking to a guy. He told me, Pastor, my father is losing his memory. But after office, when I go back home, I tell the caregiver I'll handle my dad for the moment. I'll clean him, feed him, and I would like to perform my duty as a son. But he said, It's not easy, Pastor. You know, since he does not remember me, most of the time he asks me, Who are you? And there are times he's hostile, Pastor. He says not so good things and sometimes he pushes me. And that's really hurtful. But I try to look back. My dad, when he didn't have this problem yet, he's a very good father. He provides for us. He cares for us. He's really a good dad, Pastor. And I'm trying to do this, trying to be patient because I love him. Right? That's one of the things that we are able to do. Sacrifice for others if we have patience because we love the person. But if that's not present, it's hard to do that." [19:44] (71 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5. "Remember, patience is a form of action. Now, how is this the case? I'm just sitting there and waiting. How is that a form of action? Well, maybe it has something to do also with your engaging the process and engaging people. How come? For example, if something bad is done to you, the automatic and the practical thinking that we have is that I have to retaliate in kind. But then, the Bible tells us, never repay evil for evil. You know why? Because there is a tendency that when we don't feel good, we will be expressing the same things. And we're thinking it's justice." [15:32] (46 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


### Quotes for Members

1. "But if we do not have those, we don't have the right components, like, for example, the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5.22 onwards. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, up until self-control. The outcome of your life, the upgrading of your character, will be different compared to if you don't have it, right? So, there's really a need for us to have these things. And it's not simply challenged by God that we focus on developing it for nothing. God wants us to have these things. God wants us to have these qualities in our lives because it will help not only in our personal growth in character, it will help in our interaction or relationships, and definitely, it will help as we follow the model of Jesus Christ." [01:04] (47 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2. "Now, there's a second. If you say you love someone, there's what we call the preventive, the protective aspect of love. You practice self-control. Now, the issue of the Corinthian congregation, there was pride, there was boasting, there was actually arrogance and rudeness. The whole point of the matter is that it's a sign of immaturity. Now, what is immaturity? By definition, it's a person's inability to deny or delay gratification. And bottom line, it's a selfish act. You only want what you want to be served. And you're not thinking about how others can be benefited by your action." [05:28] (38 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3. "So, remember this. Patience is not simply the ability to wait. It is how we behave while we are waiting. Because remember, we would like to contribute in the health of a relationship. You understand this? And what is a healthy relationship? We would like to minimize the abuse. Because if the abuse in the relationship is dominant, that becomes a toxic relationship. And patience, if we apply it and have it invested in our human interaction, will improve it. And that's the same thing that is also modeled and taught by Jesus Christ." [13:03] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4. "So, if you would like to have a different outcome, we follow the recommendation of the Lord. It's not easy but it is very, very useful. Now, let's look at Galatians 6.9. It is stated here. When we do service for God, we need patience. When we would like to grow properly in the faith, there's a need for patience. When we're interacting with people, we need patience. But let this be a reminder given by Paul. Let us not be weary in doing good for we will reap in due season if we do not give up. Sometimes, you're already in the right path. But because you're hurting, you would like to give it up. So, you're already following the Lord, you would like to stop. You would like to deviate. I don't want to follow that anymore. I'll just take this path. Something not going there anymore. Or, much worse, you would like to turn back and rebel against the Lord and then walk away. These are tendencies that we have. But we're being encouraged to move on, move forward. In the end, there will be a harvest. There will be an outcome that will be more improved." [47:07] (70 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5. "A patient person is very smart. Who agrees? Okay. But a quick-tempered person makes stupid mistakes. Who agrees? And so, let's avoid the second part and let's commit ourselves to the first part. By the grace of God, have patience. Be part as an ingredient of your character. Because it will change the outcome of how you live, how you interact, and how you behave. Now, remember our illustration at the beginning of this message. Cooking. You may spend a number of hours preparing a dish, using expensive utensils, equipment to prepare the dish. But without the proper ingredients, flavorings, and seasonings, the outcome of a dish is not as good as if you have them. The same thing with your life and mine. We will be given by God allocated time to live here on earth. By having the right components as introduced by the Lord, there will be improvement. I do hope that we will be able to apply this. God bless you all and good morning." [48:05] (69 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)