6 Prayers for Patience When You Feel Frustrated

Patience is not a mood you wait to arrive. It is usually a decision made about half a second before you would have said the other thing.

These six prayers are for that half second. Some ask for a slower pace; some ask for a quieter tongue. Say one before the meeting, the message, or the conversation you are dreading.

6 Prayers for Patience When You Feel Frustrated

1. Waiting on his timing

“Lord, grant me patience to wait on your timing and to act with grace in all things.”

2. When you want to rush

“Father, when I am tempted to rush, slow me down. When I am tempted to quit, hold me up.”

3. The pace of peace

“God, remove the rush. Teach me to move at the pace of peace.”

4. Trusting the timing

“Dear God, teach me patience as I await Your timing, trusting it is perfect.”

5. Before you speak

“Father, when I am tempted to speak in anger, quiet my tongue. When I am tempted to shut down, open my heart.”

6. Slow enough to notice

“God, help me slow down enough to notice who needs a kind word.”

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