Invincible Patience
Invincible patience is a strength that comes from trusting in God's goodness and sovereignty, and from meditating on His love and care for us.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the importance of committing our ways to the Lord, trusting in His wisdom and timing to bring about His perfect plan for our lives. By surrendering our plans and desires to God, we can experience great peace and joy, knowing that He governs all things with infinite wisdom, order, and love. This trust in God's sovereignty enables us to bear all things with patience, resignation, and cheerfulness, recognizing His ineffable love in every circumstance.
Text
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.
--Psalms 37:5
Plan not, nor scheme,--but calmly wait;
His choice is best.
While blind and erring is thy sight,
His wisdom sees and judges right,
So trust and rest.
--ADELAIDE A. PROCTER
"GREAT peace have they which love My law." They see that from Me, the sovereign Ruler of the world, who governth all things with infinite wisdom, order, and love, nothing but good can spring; and that I can take care of them and their affairs far better and more successfully than they could of them.selves. Thus, considering that all that happens to them comes from Me, they are strong with an invincible patience, and bear all things, not only with resignation, but with cheerfulness and joy, tasting in all things that befall them externally or internally the sweetness of My ineffable love. And this is to believe, and meditate with a cheerful and grateful spirit, even in the midst of tribulations and difficul.ties, that it is I who sweetly dispose all things, and that whatever happens springs from the inexhaustible fountain of My goodness.
--ST. CATHARINE OF SIENA
Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Trust
- The Dangers of Planning
- The Power of Invincible Patience
- Strength in the midst of tribulations
- Bearing all things with cheerfulness and joy
Key Quotes
“Plan not, nor scheme,--but calmly wait; His choice is best.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“GREAT peace have they which love My law.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“Thus, considering that all that happens to them comes from Me, they are strong with an invincible patience, and bear all things, not only with resignation, but with cheerfulness and joy,” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Trust in God's sovereignty and goodness, even in difficult circumstances.
- Seek to see God's hand in all things, and try to find the good in every situation.
- Practice invincible patience by calmly waiting on God's choice, rather than trying to control or manipulate circumstances.