When we speak of patience, we are referring to us for everything we do must be with love and dedication, and not be like these people who are angry about anything, and who do not have patience.
Patience is a virtue that is often underestimated, yet it is one of the most powerful qualities a believer can cultivate. Patience is not simply waiting; it is the ability to wait with the right attitude, with peace in our hearts, and with trust in God. A person who lacks patience is easily disturbed, reacts harshly, and often wounds others with words spoken without reflection. This is why the Scriptures teach us repeatedly that patience is essential for spiritual maturity.
The following Biblical verse tells us that we must have patience so that a ruler can be persuaded.
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.Proverbs 25:15
These comparisons and moral lessons spoken by Solomon are for those people who do not have patience in anything they do, and who do not stop and ask themselves, “Will I be okay?” Instead, they continue with their mistakes, and continue with that failure. Until they stop and analyze, they will not get out of their error, and they will not know that in order for everything to go well, they must learn to be patient.
Softness: to speak without passion or provocation. “The gentle tongue breaks the bones”. The bone is a very hard substance and serves here as simile, a soft word softens the toughest spirits and prevails over the most angry men.
When we do not have mercy, we speak in a way that mistreats others, without considering how the other person feels. This is what people who are not soft-spoken do. They speak quickly, sharply, and without compassion. Their words may not physically break bones, but they break emotions, spirits, and relationships.
We must understand that every day we are going to meet people like this—some who are strong, proud, and difficult, and others who are weak, fragile, and easily wounded. The world is full of hurting people, and often their harshness comes from pain, not from evil. And this is why we, who have been transformed by God’s love, must learn to respond differently.
It is important that we who have the ability to speak with love and compassion help others who are not gentle tongue. This is not easy, but it is necessary. We are called to be ambassadors of peace, examples of kindness, and instruments of restoration. Our words can either lift someone up or tear someone down. They can open a heart or close it forever. Solomon understood this, and that is why he emphasized the power of gentleness.
It is good that we reflect, and that when we address a person, we think first about what we are going to tell them, because by a badly pronounced word the self-esteem of this person can fall. A single word spoken in anger can leave scars that last for years. That is why it is good that we have this in mind: Solomon was referring to people of his time whose lifestyle was marked by impulsive and harsh speech, and we see that this still exists today. Human nature has not changed, and only God can transform our hearts so that our tongues bring life instead of destruction.
The Scriptures give us beautiful examples of how kindness in speech can change the atmosphere of a situation. One of them is found in the life of Joseph. After everything his brothers had done to him—betraying him, selling him, and causing him deep pain—Joseph did not answer with bitterness. Instead, he chose kindness:
So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
Genesis 50:21
Joseph had every reason to repay evil with evil, yet he chose to respond with a gentle tongue. This is biblical patience. This is biblical kindness. This is the character of someone who has allowed God to work in their heart.
May we learn to be patient, slow to anger, and rich in love. May our words heal rather than wound. And may God give us the wisdom to speak softly even when circumstances push us to do the opposite.
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The power of patience and the soft response
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“Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.”
Proverbs 25:15
In our day lives we meet several kinds of people; and, in our relationship with them, we need to exercise patience. Sometimes they are brothers in the faith: and that ought to motivate us to have peace with them.
Patience is a gift we are called to exercise as a fruit of the Spirit, with the love which comes from God.
(Galatians 5:22)
The apostle Paul instructed us to be long-suffering whenever we come into contact with one another, in love. He said:
“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation with which you are called,
With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love
Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
(Ephesians 4:1-3)
As holy people, chosen by God, we must walk worthily, in the way of life that the Lord wants: in lowliness and meekness, with love and long-suffering, trying, with great interest, to keep the unity of the brethren, in the bond of peace. That requires for our behaviour towards others to be in love, bearing with people in their character flaws or lack of love.
As always, we are led to beseech our Lord to give us what we need to
put this teaching of the Scriptures into practice. We seek the glory of his name.
AMEN .