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God Will Wait on You
Jesus waited until the disciples got concerned before he did anything in the situation.
Maybe you're having a problem in your marriage or your finances. God sees the problem and he recognizes it. But he waits on you to get concerned and accept responsibility for it before he does anything about it.
Like the disciples, there are three common reactions that people have toward problems.
We procrastinate -- "By this time it was late in the day." (verse 35) The disciples put off the problem until the end of the day. They did nothing and Jesus waited on them.
We pass the buck -- "Send the people away." (verse 36) Basically the disciples were saying, "It's not our problem. If they're hungry, let them go find their own food."
We worry about it -- "Lord, if we did that it'd cost eight months of a man's wages. Are we going to go spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?" (verse 38) The disciples' anxiety went into overdrive and they started worrying.
Worrying is the opposite of faith. It never solves anything. It only makes problems worse.
Jesus waited until the disciples got concerned before he did anything in the situation.
Maybe you're having a problem in your marriage or your finances. God sees the problem and he recognizes it. But he waits on you to get concerned and accept responsibility for it before he does anything about it.
Like the disciples, there are three common reactions that people have toward problems.
We procrastinate -- "By this time it was late in the day." (verse 35) The disciples put off the problem until the end of the day. They did nothing and Jesus waited on them.
We pass the buck -- "Send the people away." (verse 36) Basically the disciples were saying, "It's not our problem. If they're hungry, let them go find their own food."
We worry about it -- "Lord, if we did that it'd cost eight months of a man's wages. Are we going to go spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?" (verse 38) The disciples' anxiety went into overdrive and they started worrying.
Worrying is the opposite of faith. It never solves anything. It only makes problems worse.
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Do you know what God created you for? If you don't, then you may drift through the next ten years of your life instead of living out what God has called you to do. These devotionals by Rick Warren will help you get to wh...
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