Thank you CCM *HUGS*
Praying for you Mike... Praying for patience is a good thing.. I don't think the Bible means that it brings tribulation.. Just that having tribulation can hone the vertue of patience..
Proverbs 19:11
A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.
Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Romans 5:3
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
Romans 5:3-5 NIV
3Not only so, but we[c] also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.