2 Thessalonians 1: 2-4
Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:"
The Lord gave me several truths about patience. First, without patience your faith will short circuit. You may not see anything in the natural, but faith will work on that problem as long as you continue to operate in faith. The moment you stop operating in faith, you stop the work. It’s as if a logger were three-quarters of the way through cutting down a tree but decided to quit since he hadn’t seen it fall. There was nothing wrong with the axe. There was nothing wrong with his arm. He just quit too soon. If he had kept going, the tree would eventually have fallen.
The second thing about patience is that it requires faith in order to achieve a manifestation. Someone may be patient; in fact, he may be constant all the time, but he doesn’t expect anything to happen. In reality, he’s said to himself, “I’m done. I’m not fighting any more.” Patience in tribulation, without faith, is giving up. Faith and patience need to work together.
Patience without faith is wishful thinking. Many Christians are waiting on God to move, but they have not exercised any faith. When asked what they are doing, they say, “We’re waiting on God.” They aren’t waiting on God, however; God is waiting on them.
"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." - Romans 12:12
