When I Prayed for Patience...God Let Me Have It!Have you ever noticed that God rarely operates within our preset human expectations? Through a humor- laced blend of anecdotes from everyday life, Zornes offers practical and biblical suggestions for developing perseverance, endurance, patience, longsuffering, forbearance, trust . . . you know, those really hard to execute biblical virtues. Each chapter ends with study questions perfect for personal or group use. |
Contents
Moving beyond Murphy | 11 |
Going Forward in Reverse | 23 |
Bearing with Other People | 35 |
That Gear Called Neutral | 49 |
Love That Endures for the Sake | 61 |
Enduring Because of Eternity | 75 |
Beyond the Buttercup Race | 87 |
Crowns from Crucibles | 101 |
Notes | 113 |
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