Patience is an important part of all relationships. There are going to be times when you need to be patient with people, and if you're not, you might lose that person’s trust and friendship.
Talking Points:
- Patience is enduring, often under difficult circumstances, and hopefully without complaining.
- We need to have patience with people and with difficult circumstances in life. Things don’t always work out on our timeline or the way we want.
- Grow patience in your life by being aware of what causes you to be impatient, find the positives in those situations and be okay with feeling uncomfortable from time to time.
Discussion:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- Describe the most patient person you know. What can you learn from how they respond to annoying situations?
- Describe a time when you were impatient. What situations or types of people tend to test your patience? Explain.
- Are you a person that people need to be patient with? Explain.
- What steps do you need to take to be more patient?
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
