Ep. 109: Oh, How Challenging It Is to Wait on the Lord!

<p class="p1">In Podcast Episode 109, “Oh, How Challenging It Is to Wait on the Lord!,” Kim discusses the temptation we all experience to run ahead of God and His plans, instead of waiting on God’s perfect timing. </p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">The primary scripture text for this episode is 1 Samuel 13:1-23, with the key verses 8-9:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">8 Saul waited there seven days for Samuel, as Samuel had instructed him earlier, but Samuel still didn’t come. Saul realized that his troops were rapidly slipping away. 9 So he demanded, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings!” And Saul sacrificed the burnt offering himself.</p> <p class="p2"><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/encouragingothersinlovingjesus/'></a></p> <p class="p1">Weekly Assignment Feature: </p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p1">Identify one area in your life in which you need to have more patience in waiting on the Lord. Commit to trust Him and wait on Him to show you the next step to take.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:</p> <ul class="ul1"><li class="li1">8 But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. 9 The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment. (2 Peter 3:8-10)</li> <li class="li4"><a href='https://bible.org/illustration/florence-chadwick-iii'>Story about Florence Chadwick</a></li> </ul> <p class="p3"><a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/encouragingothersinlovingjesus/'></a></p> <p class="p1">RESOURCES USED FOR BOOK OF 1 & 2 Samuel PODCASTS:</p> <ul class="ul1"><li cla