1 Kings 18:1
"And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth."
If you asked 10 people on the street whether they considered themselves to be patient, more than likely 9 out of 10 would say no. And at least one of the 10 would probably be lying.
Developing patience is a life long process that never truly ends. As humans we want what we want and we want it now, from the moment we are born until death. However God works on a timetable vastly different from our own. As far as the heaven is above the earth, so are His thoughts higher than ours.
Elijah saw amazing miracles performed by God through and to him and it's easy to gloss over a key phrase here - "after many days..." God was working in amazing ways, yet He was working in His time. Slowly. Building patience, building faith.
Elijah has evidence every single day of God's working in his life through the miraculous food. Every single day, that little miracle caused faith to grow with its sister, patience.
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