BLESSED BY A FORBEARING ATTITUDE

My Dear Precious Child, A forbearing attitude is a patient attitude under the pressures of tribulation, whether the tribulation is by another person who is displaying negative attitudes toward you or by your waiting for prayers to be answered by Me. In other words, forbearing means to bear up under trying circumstances or situations in life. (Ephesians 4:2) Forbearance is often a synonym for your having a pleasant attitude with My patience when another person is antagonistic toward you. Paul wrote in those encouraging words to his converts, even though he was a prisoner, admonishing that you must deal with other people in love, complete selflessness, gentleness and patience. In Paul's absence from his disciples, the devil had caused selfishness in the body of Christ, the church, which caused conflict. Paul was adamant that My childre must be patient, forbearing negative attitudes from other people so that you will preserve the unity of the Spirit in peace with other people. (Ephesians 4:3-4) Longsuffering is another word for forbearance and patience. It is often used in relation to someone provoking you to anger but your refusing to yield to the demon of anger in that scenario when you are provoked. Peter, in his writings, wrote that you must not retaliate. (I Peter 3:20) The root definition of the word patience is not yielding to provocative circumstances or emotions when you are tried by the devil. My patience which is resident in My Holy Spirit is closely associated with My fruit of hope because hope is equipped with patience in order for you to wait upon Me with patient assurance for Me to answer your prayers. (Psalm 39:7) So you must be patient, forbearing the negative attitudes of other people, but also you must be patient with Me while waiting for the answer to your prayers, knowing full well that your enemy, the demons in the earth, are actively trying to sabotage the rewards of your faith. Patience, coupled with My faith, will guarantee the answers to your prayers, although often not in your narrow time table. (Hebrews 6:12) By the power of My Holy Spirit in you, you are equipped with My patience and forbearance in order for you to calmly tolerate evil from other people and bear up under their sins. Patient forbearance does not yield to anger when confronted by anger from another person because you know that that demons are behind their anger. So if you react with patience for the person, the demon will most often flee because you have refused to lower yourself to displaying the devil's attitudes. Patience always describes your being gentle with a person who is confrontational, being wise as the serpent who is tempting you but gentle as a dove to the person who is yielding to the temptation of a demon in order to try your patience. (Matthew 10:16) My patience of the Holy Spirit also calms your mind which becomes fretful when you are confronted by evil in whatever form it comes. Patience applies love to the situation because you refuse to react from the flesh with its negative attitudes. The prophet Paul wrote that patience under trial will work experience and experience will work hope inside of you. (Romans 5:4) In Proverbs 13:12 Solomon wrote that, "Hope deferred makes the heart sick but when with patience you finally attain what you desire it is a tree of life." Your Father of Enduring Patience