Day 2 - Patience is not Passive

Paul describes a chain reaction that begins with trouble and ends with hope. The link that holds this chain together is endurance, the same consistency of faith that James calls patience. It is important to understand that patience in the biblical sense is not passive resignation. It is active, forward-moving trust. As Alexander McLaren observed, patience is not merely standing firm in a storm, it is continuing to move in the right direction despite the storm. God is not asking you to sit still and wait for the trial to pass. He is asking you to keep walking in the right direction while it rages around you.

In what area of your life have you confused waiting on God with simply standing still and doing nothing?