Stop being hasty

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. And he sins who hastens with his feet. 2Also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge.   Proverbs 19:1-2   NKJV

Let us look at five areas that may need to be addressed:

Dashing about  Rushing about will get us nowhere, except of course, to damage our health. It can also cause mistakes to be made and end up making a bodge job of things. 

Not thinking things through properly/hasty  God gave us a soul. This is made up of our Mind, Will and Emotions. We fail in certain ways because we fail to think things through properly. You may have done this at a certain time and may still be paying the price for it. Our will is a strong part of our make up and it needs keeping in line. Our mind does this as we think sensibly about what needs to be done. Our emotions will react to the decisions that we have made and this, can be positively or negatively.

Not seeking God first  Didn't Jesus tell us in Matthew 6:33 to 'Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.' He did and we have to pay attention to His directions because, to avoid this may bring us a lot of heartache.

Becoming frustrated with things and people  As we go forward like a bull in a china shop, we may become like this. When we are frustrated, mistakes are made by the dozen. It can lead some people to give up and walk away and relationships can be tested.

Speaking without thinking first  Be honest, how many times have you done this? Things around you are going wrong and your patience has reached its peak. This is the time when you may let rip with some unsavoury words - words that can be like a dagger to the heart. Once said, things are incredibly difficult to take back. You may apologise later but, even though you may be forgiven, the damage has been done and memories can be eternal for some.

So, after this short assessment, how have you done? Everybody is different but at least one of these areas describe you fairly well. They are 5 areas that crop up all the time in families, churches and marriages. In marriage, both partners may have the same problems and that may be a battlefield unless decisions are made to change this. And you know that the only one who can help you, is Jesus. He loves change - He loves to see the difference prayer can make in a marriage or any other area. We can never be perfect, not until we are with Jesus but, we can come pretty close because, Jesus is at work on this (Philippians 4:6). As we work alongside of Him, allowing Him to trim us into shape, He will help us to begin to deal  with such problems as we have above. 

Open yourself up to Jesus and allow Him to help you make some adjustments. It will be well worth it.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned   

I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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