Counsel to Shiblon

In Alma chapter 38, Alma is giving counsel to his son Shiblon. He says the following to him in verses 4 and 5:

4 For I know that thou wast in bonds; yea, and I also know that thou wast stoned for the word’s sake; and thou didst bear all these things with patience because the Lord was with thee; and now thou knowest that the Lord did deliver thee.

5 And now my son, Shiblon, I would that ye should remember, that as much as ye shall put your trust in God even so much ye shall be delivered out of your trials, and your troubles, and your afflictions, and ye shall be lifted up at the last day.

This verse is important to me because Alma recognizes that Shiblon endured his trials with patience because the Lord was with him. We face trials every day, sometimes small and sometimes big, and to me it seems like patience is the first thing that goes while during a trial. What I like so much about these verses is that we are shown that trials can be born with patience if the Lord is with us. I believe the first step in having the Lord with us or His Spirit with us is to pray and ask for it. We could pray and ask for patience in the hard time and we will be given strength, just like Shiblon, to make it through with a positive outlook and eternal perspective.