{"id":1319,"date":"2013-11-27T16:12:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T16:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chadstutzman.net\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2023-03-30T13:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T13:42:33","slug":"the-one-thing-that-will-improve-all-your-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chadstutzman.com\/?p=1319","title":{"rendered":"The One Thing That Will Improve All Your Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Relationships can be messy, difficult and yet incredibly rewarding.
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There are many things that go into a healthy, vibrant relationship like marriage.\u00a0 But I believe there is one vital ingredient to a long-lasting, healthy relationship: Patience.<\/strong>
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In Galatians 5:22 – as part of the fruit of the Spirit we find patience: “love, joy, peace, patience<\/strong>, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law”.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Then in 1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient…”<\/em>\u00a0 The author Paul is talking about the true meaning of loving someone well and he starts with patience.\u00a0 In Galatians he is talking about evidence in our lives that we are growing spiritually, and right in the middle is patience.<\/span><\/p>\n

So let’s take a closer look at patience:<\/span><\/p>\n

Patience is the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble or suffering, without getting angry or upset.\u00a0<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

Wow, that is impossible, but incredibly powerful.\u00a0 Imagine if you could do that on a consistent basis.\u00a0 Your life would be less stressful, you would be healthier and your influence with other people would go up.\u00a0 So how do you do that?
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