Devotions, Family Devotionals

🏡 Family Devotional — Day 96

“The Holy Spirit Teaches Our Family Patience”

📖 “Better is the patient in spirit than the proud in spirit.”
—Ecclesiastes 7:8b (NKJV)


Patience is tested most often at home. Busy schedules. Different personalities. Delays. Misunderstandings. Unmet expectations. These moments can either create frustration—or growth.

The Holy Spirit helps families learn patience together. He helps your family slow down instead of rushing, respond calmly instead of reacting emotionally, wait without complaining, show grace when mistakes are made, endure challenges together, trust God’s timing as a family, practice understanding instead of impatience, and choose peace over pressure.

Patience in a family does not mean ignoring problems. It means handling them with wisdom, love, and self-control.

As your family learns to wait on God together, you grow stronger, more united, and more grounded in faith. The Holy Spirit patiently shapes your home— teaching each person to reflect Christ more clearly.


Talk About It Together:

  • When does our family struggle most with patience?
  • How can we practice patience together this week?

Prayer:

Holy Spirit, teach our family patience. Help us slow down, listen, and respond with love instead of frustration. Give us grace for one another and help us trust God’s timing together.
Amen.


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