Bearing with One Another, Part 1 (TMF:2805)

Friday, February 06, 2026

Peace to Live By: Bearing with One Another, Part 1 (TMF:2805) - Daniel Litton
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Moving along. Verse 13: “bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive” (ESV). “Bearing with one another,” “Bearing with one another.” Ah, a practice we probably aren’t too fond of. But, we know, if we really consider it, that it is necessary. Why? Well, not everyone is going to pleasurable to get along with. There will also be a few individuals that find us un-pleasurable. Since God has made us all as unique individuals, individuals with custom characteristics, we aren’t all going to act the same, or see eye to eye. Some of us are going to be more compatible with others, more comfortable around certain others. Unfortunately, and this has been the common experience, some people are set in their ways, and they aren’t willing to grow in their characters. They aren’t willing to identify areas where they can improve in how they act.

Having Patience in Life, Part 3 (TMF:2804)

Thursday, February 05, 2026

Peace to Live By: Having Patience in Life, Part 3 (TMF:2804) - Daniel Litton
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To take another occurrence, it is good when we are able to apply patience to driving down the roadway. Let’s say, for instance, that someone in front of us is going at a slower pace than we would prefer. A person can ride the other person’s bumper, but what good does that really do? What good does this impatient attitude truly accomplish? It’s just a display of a poor attitude on the part of the impatient person, and it is probably making the other driver nervous. But, what would happen instead if the person just took a deep breath, backed off the car a little bit, and just enjoyed the drive? Why is there the need to get to the next place in the quickest manner possibly anyway? If we are always rushing from point A to point B, we will miss out on that part of life, that commuting time. But, we need to remember that patience is our friend because by being patient we usually get what we want in the end. It is when we are impatient, when we have to have whatever it is right now, when the flow of life isn’t correct, that we often find ourselves in trouble.

Having Patience in Life, Part 2 (TMF:2803)

Wednesday, February 04, 2026

Peace to Live By: Having Patience in Life, Part 2 (TMF:2803) - Daniel Litton
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But, we need to remember that patience is our friend because by being patient we usually get what we want in the end. It is when we are impatient, when we have to have whatever it is right now, when the flow of life isn’t correct, the timing isn’t correct, that we often find ourselves in trouble. There have been so many times in the personal experience, when, and many of you who practice patience as a habit will know what is being said is true, where, in waiting something out, what has been desired has been obtained. Just think about shopping. Many times, in waiting and waiting, sometimes for weeks on end, the correct price for something is found. There is something we want, and initially it’s not on sale, but if we wait for that sale to come (of which it appears it almost always does), we get the same product for twenty or thirty percent less, whatever it is. It feels good when we are able to obtain the same product and at the same time save that money.

Having Patience in Life, Part 1 (TMF:2802)

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Peace to Live By: Having Patience in Life, Part 1 (TMF:2802) - Daniel Litton
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So what about patience? Patience is a character trait of which, unfortunately, isn’t much valued anymore in our modern times. It seems there are a few individuals still left who like patience and actually practice it, but it would seem that there is more on the non-practicing side of this, preferring to obtain what they want immediately, to obtain it right now. It is often referred to as an attitude of entitlement, and even the younger generations are thought of to have more of an entitled mindset. Yet, Paul tells us we are to “Put on… patience” (ESV). Thus, it’s fair to say that patience wont come naturally for anybody. It was something the speaker had to learn over time, even over the Christian journey. When becoming a Christian, it wasn’t that patience automatically came into play. Maybe in small ways, but with the bigger things in life, patience had to be learned over time.

Having Meekness Toward Others (TMF:2801)

Monday, February 02, 2026

Peace to Live By: Having Meekness Toward Others (TMF:2801) - Daniel Litton
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And so, how is meekness different from humility, as meekness is next on Paul’s list for us? It appears that meekness is found further in how we actually deal with others, how we relate to them, versus that actual humble state of our being which we call humility. It is the idea of having good-will toward others, being ready to help. It brings to mind when Paul said to Timothy, “be ready in season and out of season” (2 Timothy 4:2, ESV). It can also be an attitude of submissiveness, of showing proper respect to authority. That can be God, in that we show proper response to him when he wants us to do something. It can be to the boss at work, in that we respect his or her authority, and try to make the person happy. It can be the wife having the meek attitude in the marriage relationship, in submitting to her husband, as Paul is going to discuss later in this chapter in Colossians.