Be patient as you wait

 “Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen.” (James 5:7 NLT)

Patience is a fruit of the Holy Spirit

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.” (Gal. 5:22 ESV)

Be patient in love

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.” ( 1 Cor. 13:4 ESV)

Be patient in spirit

“Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” (Eccles 7:8 ESV)

Be patient in tribulation

“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” (Rom. 12:12 ESV)

Be patient with one another

“With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.” (Eph. 4:2 ESV)

Be patient with joy

“May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.” (Col. 1:11 ESV)

Be patient and still before the Lord

“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.” (Psalm 37:7-9 ESV)

You inherit the promises through patience and faith

“So that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” (Heb. 6:12 ESV)