During our final week of For The Win, we take one last look into the wisdom that Solomon has been sharing through the book of Proverbs. This week, we’re taking a deeper look into what it means to have patience.
Scripture: “person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” PROVERBS 19:11
FOR THE WIN – Week 5
Have you ever had an obsession? Maybe it was that band Patience. Now there is a word that can bring tension to any conversation. “Be patient while you wait.” “Be patient when you drive.” “Be patient with your brother.” But why is it so hard for us to be patient—especially when dealing with our family? There’s just something about our family that seems to take what little patience we have and pours it down the drain. Our interactions could be categorized more as impatient rather than patient. However, King Solomon has some wise advice that can help us be more patient with those we love the most.
A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense (Proverbs 19:11 NIV).
In this Proverb, Solomon is reminding us that a person’s wisdom leads to patience. It takes wisdom to seek to understand a situation and see beyond the immediate circumstances. Looking beyond the current situation allows for a calmer attitude and ultimately to be a more patient person. Solomon concludes the Proverb by telling us it is to our benefit to overlook an offense. We can choose to not focus on the other person’s wrongdoing but to move past it.
So what can we do today to become more patient with those we love? We can ask for wisdom, and we can watch what we say. We can choose to seek to understand the situation fully, and we can give that person the benefit of the doubt they offend us.
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