As necessary as zeal is in life, it must be tempered with wisdom. Untempered zeal leads to painful situations that are difficult and even sometimes impossible to repair. We cannot lead the Holy Spirit. We must allow the Holy Spirit to lead us. He is not a child we take by the hand and drag along after us as we accomplish our own agendas while we demand his obligatory blessing. This world is most excellent at enticing us to rush through life, but if we slow down and take a beat to hear how the Spirit desires to counsel us, we will find a startling distinction between His timing and our own. We must recognize the urge to do things on our time as the selfish and controlling spirit that it is. Take time to ponder so you don’t squander the gifts you’ve been given and season you are in. Time was given to us for our benefit. Scripture is clear that God is not constrained by time yet it is also clear that He has laid out very specific directives for how He desires us to operate within time. We don’t know how many grains of sand is in each of our hourglasses, but we must be diligent to use each one to further the work of His kingdom, to be a blessing and not a thorn to others. The wisdom with which we exercise our zeal directly impacts other people’s lives and that is something we dare not consider lightly. #proverbs19 #hastemakeswaste #dontbehasty #bethoughtful #consequences #slowdown #thinkaboutitthursday #relationshipadvice #holyspirit #wisecounsel #goodsteward #proverbs #wisdom https://www.instagram.com/p/BzxnuWflE6w/?igshid=qhdwxkguuaym
