There are times in our lives when we get in a hurry, wanting things instantaneously, but that is not always going to work in our favor. When we get in a hurry and try to do things our way instead of God’s way, grief, pain, agony, and misery can possibly follow. Turning things over to God is always going to be the right answer. Proverbs 16:9 (ESV) declares, “The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.” Our ways are definitely not God’s ways, and His ways are not ours! Consequently, be careful of getting in a hurry; follow God’s lead.
God is not going to steer you in the wrong direction. As I always heard my mother and my maternal grandmother say, “He is too just to do wrong and too wise to make a mistake.” It cannot be “my way or the highway”! If that is the case, watch out for the repercussions because many times what we want is not always what we need. The Word says, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you” (Psalm 32:8 ESV). Too much of the world operates on a “breakneck pace.” Take a few moments, ponder, and meditate on this excerpt from Greg Leith’s illustration, “Ruthlessly Eliminating Hurry”: “The Business Insider website says we touch our phones 2,617 times a day for about 2.5 hours of total use over 76 sessions. Through our electronic devices, we are connected to infinite knowledge, and we can say, ‘Happy Birthday,’ to people we haven’t seen in a decade. We can read news of places we will never go, read stories of the lives of ‘friends’ we don’t actually know and laugh at jumping cat videos, yet we’re missing out on the people right in front of our eyes. Last night at dinner in a restaurant, I watched a family of six celebrating a birthday. Five out of six of them were looking at their phones and not talking to each other. “Pastor John Mark Comer writes in his book, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, ‘If you want to experience the life of Jesus, you have to adopt the lifestyle of Jesus.’ Comer goes on to note that Jesus got up early and went to a quiet place to be with his Father. Jesus took time to get away from crowds. He sometimes slept in. He enjoyed long meals with friends and had long conversations about life, and finally, He practiced a day a week called Sabbath where He did what He loved, worshipped God, and rested.” Always abound in the faith, and never leave home without Him!
