Philippians 2:1-8- "Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross!"
2. Patience comes by... Accepting a difficult situation without giving God a deadline to remove it.
Romans 5: 3-5 "Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us."
3. Self-control is... Instant obedience to the initial promptings of God's spirit. Escape doesn't mean peace, rather yielding, accepting, and obeying bring peace.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18- "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus."
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