"Knowing God leads to self-control. Self-control leads to patient endurance, and patient endurance leads to godliness."
That verse paraphrases the Bible's 2 Peter 5:6.
It's a compelling recipe. I have always found comfort in the idea of God's plan. Creation in the hands of a creator, whenever it may inconvenience me, puts responsibility upon God rather than the person or nature that may have been an instrument of pain. And I've found it difficult to get angry at God because of the avalanche of trust that's built through a million blessings, much more than any person could ever accumulate. That self-control of emotion, when I occasionally remember to realize it, leads to a deep reservoir of patience. Which may, in turn, spread peace to others and pay forward that gift.
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