Personal Prayer
Praise God that he is patient with you, “not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Pet. 3:9). Thank God for his patience with you in aspects of life you are slow to let him change. Confess times of presuming upon his patience, and commit yourself to ready and diligent responses to his leading. Ask God to help you, as his image-bearer, to reflect his patience.

For Your Family and Friends
Pray that you and your network of family and friends will remember God’s standard: “Love is patient” (1 Cor. 13:4). Ask him to help all of you move that from thought to practice.

For the Church
Pray that all members of your local church will be patient with one another as they minister in the midst of their weaknesses. Ask that fellowship not be broken by impatience or critical spirits.

For the Kingdom
Pray that such patience will also reach out to care for those who are indigent. Ask that patience and wisdom be mixed together to truly assist rather than enable irresponsibility.

For People to Know Jesus
Pray that you will especially exercise the Spirit’s fruit of patience with those who spew their anger at you. Ask God to use that patient love to help them “come to repentance” (2 Pet. 3:9).