CCEF Podcast: Where Life & Scripture Meet How to Grow in Patience
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Sep 15, 2025 
Darby Strickland and Esther Liu, both faculty members at CCEF, engage in a thoughtful discussion on the nuances of patience. They explore modern society's obsession with immediacy and how it affects our understanding of patience. Through personal anecdotes, they reveal the struggles of waiting and the transformative power of being patient in relationships. They emphasize patience as a pathway to personal growth and spiritual maturity, encouraging trust in God’s timing and learning to appreciate the present moment.
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When Personal Progress Feels Slow
- Darby describes impatience with herself when a project or personal struggle repeats.
- She prays in those moments, asking why progress isn't faster.
Traffic As A Mirror For Impatience
- Esther uses driving delays and red lights as micro-examples that reveal impatience.
- Small inconveniences cumulate and tempt people to grumble or lash out.
Patience Produces Spiritual Fruit
- Patience produces fruit of the Spirit and expands our capacity to trust and love others.
- It shifts focus away from self and toward presence with people.