Hurry is the Devil's business! He's always in a hurry and always trying to make people rushed because then they are most apt to make mistakes.
The answer is never in rushing ahead in our own strength! God told Moses to smite the rock once with his rod and then bring forth water. The Lord Himself was willing to abundantly supply if Moses would only speak to the rock. But Moses smote the rock twice and gave the message with violence and wrath. He did the right thing but in the wrong way and God was so angry that He told Moses, "Because ye believed Me not" -- angry impatience is a sign of lack of perfect faith and rest in the Lord -- "to sanctify Me in the eyes of the children of Israel!"--to show a better example of God's Own infinite loving patience with His people and faith in God--"Therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them." (Numbers 20:12)
Lord, we ask that You will teach Thy sons and daughters patience and faith, which takes time. Teach us never to get in such a hurry and not to push ourselves so hard, as though we had to do it in our own strength. Help us to learn, Lord, how to lean on You and know that You're going to take care of it somehow. "Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit," says the Lord Almighty.[Zech 4:6]
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