THE DISCIPLINE OF DELAY

NOBODY SAID THE ROAD WOULD BE EASY

WITHOUT THIS DISCIPLINE WE WOULD BECOME “IMPATIENT”

IMPATIENCE CONDEMNED BY REASON

See Eccl 7:8

Ecclesiastes 7:8 NASB95

The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.

IMPATIENCE LEADS TO SKEPTICISM

See Eccl 7:9

Ecclesiastes 7:9 NASB95

Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.

IMPATIENCE LEADS TO NEGATIVISM

See Eccl 7:10

Ecclesiastes 7:10 NASB95

Do not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.

IMPATIENCE INCOMPATIBLE WITH WISDOM

See Eccl 7:11-12

Ecclesiastes 7:11–12 NASB95

Wisdom along with an inheritance is good And an advantage to those who see the sun. For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.

IMPATIENCE INEFFECTIVE

See Eccl 7:13-14

Ecclesiastes 7:13–14 NASB95

Consider the work of God, For who is able to straighten what He has bent? In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider— God has made the one as well as the other So that man will not discover anything that will be after him.

DON’T ALLOW DELAY TO DISCOURAGE YOU

The children of Israel WERE so preoccupied with getting to their destination that they became impatient - discouraged because of the journey.

ITS DIRECTION

ITS LENGTH

ITS ROUGHNESS

ITS COMPANIONS

ITS PROVISIONS

DISCIPLINE ENABLES US TO ENDURE DELAYS