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🗓️ 13 November 2024
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0:00.0 | Welcome to the In Touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Wednesday, November 13th. Are you facing a crucial decision? How will you determine the right path to take? Let's learn why seeking God and waiting for his direction are so important in part one of when it is wise to wait. |
0:23.1 | Right timing is very critical. |
0:25.0 | It is critical in warfare. |
0:28.5 | It is oftentimes critical in science. |
0:36.3 | It is critical in every area of sports on the football field, the baseball field, the tennis court, the golf course. |
0:40.3 | Right timing is extremely important in negotiating, |
0:49.9 | in business deals, in the stock market, in expressing love or anger, in every single area of life, |
0:56.6 | timing does make a difference and in some areas extremely critical. for most people they probably never think about the idea that timing is extremely crucial in the believers walk |
1:02.4 | that is in our relationship to Christ and our relationship to others is timing really important |
1:08.1 | yes it is and that's what I want to talk about in this message |
1:11.8 | when it's wise to wait. That's the title, when it's wise to wait. And I want you to turn, if you will, |
1:18.7 | to Psalm 27. And the 14th verse is a wonderful admonition for us. David said in verse 14, |
1:27.1 | wait for the Lord, be strong, and let your |
1:31.7 | heart take courage. Yes, wait for the Lord. Now, to some people, that may be a strange idea. |
1:38.4 | What do you mean, wait for the Lord? Why should you have to wait on God? Is God ever late? Indeed, he's not. Then what in the |
1:45.9 | world do you mean by waiting upon the Lord? Well, what we mean is simply this. To wait means to |
1:51.4 | pause and wait for further instructions. When a person is waiting upon the Lord, what they're |
1:58.1 | doing is remaining in their present circumstance, remaining in their present |
2:02.6 | position, and waiting for further instruction from God. Lord, what do I do next? What is the next move? |
2:11.4 | This does not mean that you do nothing. It is a stillness. It is an active stillness that goes on in the heart of the |
2:20.0 | person who is waiting. What we mean by waiting upon the Lord is simply this. It is a directed |
2:26.9 | waiting. It is purposeful. It is expected. It is directed. That is it is directed toward God. |
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