Patience affects every single area of our lives from our relationships to our finances and even our occupations.
In this message, Dr. Stanley teaches that many things such as pride, doubt, anger, insensitivity, weakness, selfishness, rebellion, fear, and shortsightedness lead to impatience. All these things leave us worried and stressed, resulting in sorrow, broken relationships, and guilt—among other things.
While we might not say it with our mouths, our impatience says:
- I do not trust God’s time; my time’s better.
- I’m not willing to wait for God’s resources.
- I know what’s important better than God.
- I want my way more than His will.
- I am more concerned about my feelings than my future.
- Life revolves around me.
- I’m not concerned about the impact of my time demands on others.
When you and I choose to get what we want according to our schedule instead of His, we’re going to make horrible messes of our lives. The saddest part is that we can’t ever go back. We have to learn to live with the consequences because that time can never be recovered.
If you learn to obey God and wait on Him, you won’t have to be afraid of losing anything the Lord has planned for you. Every moment can be a part of a great, fruitful life.
This sermon is the second in the series The Power of Patience, which includes:
1. The Powerful Attribute of Patience
2. The Consequences of Impatience
3. Expressing Patience
4. Developing Patience
5. The Rewards of Patience
6. The Patience of God
For more messages from Charles Stanley, including this week's broadcast, go to www.intouch.org/watch
