Be Patient Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Be Patient ----------------------- Date: 07/27/1999 Keywords: "patient” “promise" “repentance" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: 2 Peter 3:9* The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. Question 1. Do you ever give up on God because you don't think he's moving fast enough?   2. What is he [God] waiting for? Why aren't you?   Practical help Instant gratification -- you want it? You got it. "Lord, I want patience to overcome my Web porn problem, and I want it now!" Sometimes the attitude that gets you into a bad habit is just the thing God is waiting for you to recognize. Maybe your problem isn't that you're viewing Web porn. Maybe your problem is that you can't seem to wait patiently for God's help. God isn't slow; he's patient enough to not let you perish. Can you be patient enough to see what he's showing you? eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1999 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.