What does God want to produce in our lives?

. . . Patience, endurance, and the ability to keep going when things are tough. 

Romans 5:3-4 . . . but we glory in tribulations also, knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope.

In the Bible, patience is not a passive acceptance of circumstances. Its a courageous perseverance in the face of suffering and difficulty.

God wants to make us patient because that is the key to every other blessing. When the believer learns to wait on the Lord, then God can do great things for him. The Lord develops patience and character in our lives through trials. 

Endurance can't be attained by reading a book, listening to a sermon, or even praying a prayer. We must go through the difficulties of life, trust God, and obey Him. The end result will bring glory to God.

Through it all, I learned to trust in Jesus.