Patience is a Godly gift. However, it can be difficult to develop patience. The world is frustrating. People can be unkind. Things do not always go the way we want, and finding patience can take time and help from God and these prayers for patience can help give a true Christian the peace of mind to wait for God’s divine timing.
The prayers in this list will help you develop patience in your life. As your patience grows, you will be better equipped to face the challenges and trials that life will throw your way. Ask God for help, and trust that He can give you any spiritual gifts that you need.
Let us pray.
Prayers
Prayers
Short Prayer For Patience
Dear Lord,
Bless me with patience. I know that patience is Godly, and I would like to develop and follow Christ better.
Please help me endure through difficulty. Remove rash words and unkind reactions from my mind and body.
Grant me the hope to keep my faith despite the difficulties I face.
I pray for patience in Your name, Amen.
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. – Romans 12:12
Prayer For Patience While Waiting
Father in Heaven,
Thank You for hearing my prayer. I have faith that You will guide me where I need to go. I know that You want me to thrive and to choose righteously.
Father, I await a blessing. It is difficult to wait and think about all that I want to achieve and all that I would like to do. Father, please give me patience.
Remove the anxiety from my mind as I wait. Replace the anxiety with peace and contentment. Help me know that as I wait, I am still known by You. You hear me and You see me. You will help me, and I can trust that no matter what comes, it will all work for my good.
Help me learn lessons while I wait. Teach me to take these moments of waiting and transform them into meditative moments of peace to ponder. Fill me with gratitude for what I do have while I wait to obtain more.
I am so grateful for all that You have helped me achieve.
I offer this prayer in Your blessed and patient name, Amen.
While waiting, perhaps study the Bible. Look to Bible verses for witnessing God and you might see that the Lord’s divine timing means everything happens when it should.
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. – Proverbs 14:29
Prayer For Patience With Others
Dear God,
I know that You love all of Your creations. I know that You care for every individual who walks upon this earth. However, I have not yet perfected my ability to love as purely as You do. I lose my patience when dealing with other people.
I come to You humbly to ask for help with dealing with the people around me. I know that I can improve in this area, and I pray that You will help fortify my patience until it becomes one of my strengths.
Help me see the people around me as people that You love. Help me recognize them as You see them so that I can be patient with their differences. Let me love them and wait for them with kindness.
Give me the patience of mind to wait for the things that I need these people to accomplish. Help me accept the time that I have without worrying about the passing time.
God, help me become more patient.
I humbly pray in Your name, Amen.
I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. – Psalm 40:1
Prayer For Patience And Understanding
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You for giving me the blessings You have sent me. I am so grateful for the knowledge that You care for me.
Please bless me with patience and understanding. Help me wait for blessings with hope for the better things that You have in store for me.
Fill me with empathy for the people around me. I pray that You will help me understand their circumstances. As I understand why they act the way that they do, please help me have patience with them.
Let me forgive the people around me when they are slow to help me accomplish what I need. I know that I must forgive if I wish to be forgiven.
Heavenly Father, I also pray that You will have patience and understanding for me. I know that You see everything. You know what I have experienced. Please have patience for me when I sin. Understand that though I fall short, I do desire to make good choices.
I pray for patience and understanding in Your blessed name, Amen.
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. – Galatians 6:9
Prayer For Patience And Strength
O Lord,
I come before You today to ask for help in my life. I am enduring many trials. I am waiting for blessings with the hope that they will come soon.
As I wait, I need Your fortifying power. Please give me strength. Refill my hope so that I will have the strength to keep going through my difficulties. Help me wake up each day ready to try again. Renew my energy so that I will have the courage to carry on.
Lord, please bless me with patience. I am waiting for better days to come. Please help me receive divine patience while I wait. Help me know that I am good enough and that You love me. Knowing that You love me inspires me to keep trying, even when I am feeling worn down.
I know that You have a plan for me. Give me the strength to make courageous decisions to help accomplish your work for me. Give me the patience to carry on while I wait for my dreams to become real.
I pray with humility and hope, Amen.
It is perfectly human to feel like you’re struggling when faced with odds that are stacked up against you. It also isn’t impatience to offer a prayer for God’s help to guide you on.
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. – Ephesians 4:2
Prayer For Patience And Perseverance
Dear Father in Heaven,
Thank You for listening to my prayer today. I pray that You will help me today as I wait for the blessings that I know You have in store for me.
Father, I have been waiting for so long. I fear that I will have to keep waiting for even longer before I see the changes I would like to experience in my life.
Help me persevere through difficulties. Let me know that You walk beside me. When I struggle, please carry me through the difficulties of my life. Help me feel Your guidance and increased strength.
Father, please help me wait with patience and hope. Help me feel calm as I wait. Fill me with trust for You and Your divine plan, so that I do not worry about the future.
I know that my power alone is not enough. Please help me find the power to persevere and continue to hope, even as I continue to wait for better days.
Please help me persevere. Amen.
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. – Romans 8:25
St Paul Prayer For Patience
Holy St. Paul,
You have sacrificed so much for the cause of Christianity. You showed an example of how to sacrifice and connect with our savior, Jesus Christ.
St. Paul, you have endured. you know what it takes to follow Jesus Christ and to hope in the future He has promised for You. I pray that you will intercede and help me develop that same patience and strength.
Help me be patient as I wait for blessings. Let me know what I can do while I wait for my dreams to come true. Bless me with the wisdom to understand that waiting is a time to learn, grow, and find meditative peace.
St. Paul, help me learn about patience as Jesus Christ was patient. Help me know what it will take for me to become more patient throughout my trials. Help me know that God loves me and will help me find hope and promise.
I offer this prayer in hopes that you will aid me.
In Christ’s name, Amen.
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. – Ecclesiastes 7:8
Prayer For Patience In A Relationship
Dear Lord,
Thank You for giving me this relationship. I am so grateful for my dear partner and all of the love and support that they give me. I pray that I will also be able to love and support them.
Lord, please help me find patience in this relationship. I would like this relationship to be a success. I know that successful relationships are based on mutual respect and respect requires patience.
Please help my partner and me love one another. Help me wait for them with patience. As they learn and grow, please help me be patient. Help me be quick to forgive and please help me be slow to snap and express anger and frustration.
Help my partner have patience for me. I know that I will fall short of their desires at times. I pray that they will be patient as I try to work with them.
Help my partner and I grow together. Help us become closer and better over time. Give us the ability to help each other become better and help us endure this difficulty.
I close this prayer in Christ’s name, Amen.
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. – Peter 3:9
Morning Prayer For Patience
Dear God,
Thank You for this beautiful morning. I am grateful when I wake up every day and get to start fresh. This morning is a beautiful opportunity to find more love and patience in my life.
God, please help me find patience today. I know that this day will bring difficulties, but it also has the chance to bring me hope. Please help me wait patiently for better things to come. Help me hold onto the hope as I endure my trials.
God, help me feel patience for the people around me. Fill me with love and empathy for their situations. Temper my anger and frustration. Fill me with peace and long-suffering. Let the people around me know that I love them, no matter what we may go through together.
When I face disappointment, despair, and frustration, please fill me with Your love. Help me remember that You know me and care about me individually.
I am so grateful that patience is a spiritual gift that You can bestow upon me.
Blessed God, I pray in Your name, Amen.
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. – Colossians 3:12
Prayers For Patience In God’s Timing
Holy Lord,
You are mighty. You have overcome everything in the world. You are omnipotent, and You can help me become better, stronger, braver, and kinder.
I am waiting for blessings. I hope for changes in my life that will help me make my dreams a reality. I trust that You can see everything that has happened and everything that will come. I have seen Your hand directing the universe.
Please help me trust Your timing as I wait for the blessings I desire. Fill me with patience so that I can wait with hope.
When I fear and worry that the blessings will not come, please remind me that You care for me. Remove my fear and replace it with love and trust. Remind me that I am loved by God, and therefore, all things will work out.
Help me remember that You can make everything work out for good, just as You did for so many people in the Bible.
I pray for increased trust and patience in Your name, Amen.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. – Jeremiah 29:11
Prayer For More Patience
Dear Father,
I have worked hard to develop patience and long-suffering. I have come a long way, but I know that there is still so much work to do.
Please increase my patience. Magnify my efforts and help me become even more patient than I was before.
I know that the world will continue to change and I will need Your power to help me become even more patient than I have ever been. You are capable of increasing our gifts, and I pray that You will help me become more than I am.
Please help my patience be sufficient to help me spread more love and kindness around me.
I pray for Your help in this endeavor. Amen.
Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. – James 5:7
Prayer For Patience And Kindness
Lord in Heaven,
Thank You for hearing my prayer today.
I know that patience is crucial to helping me develop. The world lacks patience and kindness, and as a result, so many people are suffering.
I would like to alleviate that pain in my circle. To do that, I know I need to improve myself. Please help me become more patient and kinder. Help me forgive the people around me when they frustrate me. Temper my emotions so that I can add more kindness to the world.
I ask for increased strength in these areas in Your name, Amen.
May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, – Romans 15:5
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