The Danger of Getting What You Want | Historical Books | 1 Samuel 24

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🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Are we all just big toddlers? Do you cut corners to get what you want? Do you trust God even when he doesn't give you what you want? In today's episode, Jensen shares how 1 Samuel 24 encourages us to trust God's promises, even if it leads us into uncomfortable situations. If you're listening on Spotify, tell us about yourself and where you're listening from! Read the Bible with us in 2025! This year, we’re exploring the Historical Books—Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings. Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: 1 Samuel 24

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.9	I'm Jensen Holt McNair.
0:12.3	My house is full of people trying to regain control.
0:16.7	Parents trying to manage toddlers, toddlers trying to manage each other, everyone wanting their
0:22.9	own way and honestly failing to get it most of the time. We're working on teaching Jude, my three-year-old,
0:29.4	how to be patient with his little sister. When she has one of his toys, we talk about asking
0:35.2	nicely, repeating the request, and waiting for her to make a good choice
0:39.8	and give the toy back. If she doesn't, Jude is supposed to come and ask mom for help. The toy is
0:46.8	rightfully his. If he's patient and uses good manners, then he knows that mom is going to come and get
0:53.8	his toy back for him. Now, that happens
0:56.8	approximately zero out of ten times, right? We're working on it. What actually happens is something
1:02.4	along these lines. Florence steals Jude's toy. Jude screams in a high-pitched ear-splitting scream
1:09.8	only toddlers can make.
1:11.7	That's Jude's.
1:13.5	He then runs after the now fleeing Florence, pushes her down, and rips the toy out of her hands,
1:20.3	as she adds to the general uproar with her own screams of protest.
1:24.7	Welcome to my chaos.
1:26.7	And we're working on it. But what I love about toddlers and raising
1:30.8	toddlers, genuinely, is that I'm realizing more and more, that I'm just a big toddler, right? Like,
1:37.2	I have the same wants, the same desires, instincts, sin patterns as my toddlers. In some cases, through the power of the Holy Spirit,
1:46.5	I can see that I've grown in those areas. I've learned real restraint and replaced impulsiveness
1:52.6	with wisdom. But, unfortunately, in many areas, I haven't put to rest the sinful desires. I've
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