Withhold that instant gratification and life will always be an adventure.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. Remember when you were a kid, and you waited and waited for your favorite song to be played on the radio? And finally, when it did come on, you loved singing along? You couldn’t wait until it played again, right? I thought about this recently when I was listening to my favorites playlist on my iPhone. Because I can just listen to a favorite song any time I want, and guess what?! I have become bored with half the songs on that list. It’s all because of something called instant gratification. Proverbs 25:27 even says, “It is not good to eat too much honey...” But today if it’s “We want it now – guess what? We can have it now.” No wonder so many people find life boring, even Christians! It’s why the Bible repeats over and over “Wait on the Lord.” Friend, let things be in his timing. Withhold a little self-gratification and life will always be an adventure.
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