The Danger of Rushing

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“There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end, it leads to death.” – Proverbs 14:12

Post by Alisha Miller

Patience is not something that comes easily to me. I don’t like standing in long lines, waiting in backed up traffic, or sitting too long for an appointment. All I can think about the entire time is “geez…hurry up!” or “I don’t have time for this!” A few years back my impatience got the best of me. We were meeting family at Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner, and cutting it close on time. Then I see a string of tail lights lit up in front of me. Traffic was at a dead stop. I immediately got annoyed, and grumbled the entire time it took us to creep through the construction. Traffic finally started moving once both lanes opened up, and I hopped over into the left lane to make up for lost time. My husband looked over at the speedometer, and shook his head, “You’re going to get a ticket.” I pretended like I didn’t hear him, then about 2 miles later blue lights started flashing in my rearview mirror. Long story short…I got a ticket for speeding. So my impatience literally cost me $200.00 that day, and we were much later for dinner than if I had just been patient.
Impatience doesn’t just make us frustrated—it makes us reckless. How many times have we rushed into a decision only to regret it later? Whether it’s a relationship, a financial choice, or an argument we escalated too quickly, impatience often leads us places we never intended to go.
Abraham and Sarah learned this the hard way. God promised them a son, but they got impatient. Instead of trusting God’s timing, they took matters into their own hands—and their impatience led to chaos (Genesis 16).

The truth is, if you rush it, you’ll ruin it. But if you trust God, you’ll see Him in it.

So what if instead of pushing forward in your own strength, you chose to pause? What if instead of rushing, you rested in the fact that God’s timing is always better than your own?

Prayer for the Day

God what are you  showing me?  What am I going to do about it?
God help me to see one person that I can serve through a kind word, random act of kindness, or simple gift today?
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Read The New Testament In A Year

4 x 6 Plan | Read: John 19:16-27 & 1 Corinthians 4:1-13

Then Pilate turned Jesus over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus away. Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha). There they nailed him to the cross. Two others were crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them. And Pilate posted a sign on the cross that read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” The place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, so that many people could read it. Then the leading priests objected and said to Pilate, “Change it from ‘The King of the Jews’ to ‘He said, I am King of the Jews.’” Pilate replied, “No, what I have written, I have written.” When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. So they said, “Rather than tearing it apart, let’s throw dice for it.” This fulfilled the Scripture that says, “They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing.” So that is what they did. Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.” And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from then on this disciple took her into his home.  John 19:16-27

So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s mysteries. Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful. As for me, it matters very little how I might be evaluated by you or by any human authority. I don’t even trust my own judgment on this point. My conscience is clear, but that doesn’t prove I’m right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide. So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due. Dear brothers and sisters, I have used Apollos and myself to illustrate what I’ve been saying. If you pay attention to what I have quoted from the Scriptures, you won’t be proud of one of your leaders at the expense of another. For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift? You think you already have everything you need. You think you are already rich. You have begun to reign in God’s kingdom without us! I wish you really were reigning already, for then we would be reigning with you. Instead, I sometimes think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor’s parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world—to people and angels alike. Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed. Even now we go hungry and thirsty, and we don’t have enough clothes to keep warm. We are often beaten and have no home. We work wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us. We appeal gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world’s garbage, like everybody’s trash—right up to the present moment.  1 Corinthians 4:1-13

Read More – Bible Project Overviews: John, 1 Corinthians