Job 6: ¹¹Why should I patiently hope when my strength is gone? ¹²I am not strong as stone or bronze, ¹³and I have finally reached the end of my rope. (CEV)
1. What are some things that happened to Job that made him seem impatient with God?

Job 24: ¹Why doesn't God set a time for court? Why don't his people know where he can be found? .... Job 30: ²⁰I beg God for help, but there is no answer; and when I stand up, he simply stares.... ²⁴No one refuses help to others, when disaster strikes. ²⁵I mourned for the poor and those who suffered. ²⁶But when I beg for relief and light, all I receive are disaster and darkness. (CEV)
2. Why did God keep Job waiting so long before He began to show Himself to Job?

James 5: ⁷My friends, be patient until the Lord returns. Think of farmers who wait patiently for the spring and summer rains to make their valuable crops grow. ⁸Be patient like those farmers and don't give up. The Lord will soon be here! ⁹Don't grumble about each other or you will be judged, and the judge is right outside the door. ¹⁰My friends, follow the example of the prophets who spoke for the Lord. They were patient, even when they had to suffer. ¹¹In fact, we praise the ones who endured the most. You remember how patient Job was and how the Lord finally helped him. The Lord did this because he is so merciful and kind. (CEV)
3. When we grumble about the way life is treating us, how can we change to a wiser attitude?

Romans 2: ¹Some of you accuse others of doing wrong. But there is no excuse for what you do. When you judge others, you condemn yourselves, because you are guilty of doing the very same things. ²We know that God is right to judge everyone who behaves in this way. ³Do you really think God won't punish you, when you behave exactly like the people you accuse? ⁴You surely don't think much of God's wonderful goodness or of his patience and willingness to put up with you. Don't you know that the reason God is good to you is because he wants you to turn to him? 4. How should God discipline us when we judge others for the same things we ourselves do?
1 Timothy 1: ¹⁶But since I was worse than anyone else, God had mercy on me and let me be an example of the endless patience of Christ Jesus. He did this so that others would put their faith in Christ and have eternal life. (CEV)
5. Describe some of the things that Paul had done that showed "the endless patience of Christ".

2 Peter 3: ⁸Dear friends, don't forget that for the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years is the same as one day. ⁹The Lord isn't slow about keeping his promises, as some people think he is. In fact, God is patient, because he wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost. (CEV)
6. Who is God most concerned with that makes Him take more time than we would take?

Please study the above references and then add your observations and applications:
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