Love is patient and perseveres (1 Corinthians 13:4, 7). But human beings are very poor at judging what is actually in their best interests. We become overwhelmed by the gratification of our pleasures today and fail to reckon with whether it’s really in our best interests tomorrow. We’ll eat the cake now and regret the weight gain later. Patience is the ability to recognize what is actually in our best interests. Patience comes from realizing that waiting is not a punishment and that what we endure now will only benefit us later. “And we must be determined to run the race that is ahead of us. We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew that later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God’s throne!” (Hebrews 12:1-2 CEV)

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