THE DISCIPLINE OF DELAY
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NOBODY SAID THE ROAD WOULD BE EASY
NOBODY SAID THE ROAD WOULD BE EASY
WITHOUT THIS DISCIPLINE WE WOULD BECOME “IMPATIENT”
WITHOUT THIS DISCIPLINE WE WOULD BECOME “IMPATIENT”
IMPATIENCE CONDEMNED BY REASON
IMPATIENCE CONDEMNED BY REASON
See Eccl 7:8
The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.
IMPATIENCE LEADS TO SKEPTICISM
IMPATIENCE LEADS TO SKEPTICISM
See Eccl 7:9
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.
IMPATIENCE LEADS TO NEGATIVISM
IMPATIENCE LEADS TO NEGATIVISM
See Eccl 7:10
Do not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
IMPATIENCE INCOMPATIBLE WITH WISDOM
IMPATIENCE INCOMPATIBLE WITH WISDOM
See Eccl 7:11-12
Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun. For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.
IMPATIENCE INEFFECTIVE
IMPATIENCE INEFFECTIVE
See Eccl 7:13-14
Consider the work of God, For who is able to straighten what He has bent? In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider— God has made the one as well as the other So that man will not discover anything that will be after him.
DON’T ALLOW DELAY TO DISCOURAGE YOU
DON’T ALLOW DELAY TO DISCOURAGE YOU
The children of Israel WERE so preoccupied with getting to their destination that they became impatient - discouraged because of the journey.
ITS DIRECTION
ITS DIRECTION
ITS LENGTH
ITS LENGTH
ITS ROUGHNESS
ITS ROUGHNESS
ITS COMPANIONS
ITS COMPANIONS
ITS PROVISIONS
ITS PROVISIONS
DISCIPLINE ENABLES US TO ENDURE DELAYS
DISCIPLINE ENABLES US TO ENDURE DELAYS