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The Discipline of Waiting

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Introduction
  • Psalms 37:1-7
    • The Bible gives us plenty of examples of those who had to wait
    • Genesis 6:3; 7:23 – Noah
    • Genesis 12:2, 4; 15:1-4; 21:5 – Abraham had to wait 25 years for Isaac.
    • I Samuel 16:1, 12-13; II Samuel 5:4 – David had to wait to become king, possibly 15 years.
    • The marshmallow experiment
      • Children who are able to wait and delay gratification historically have much better outcomes in life.
        • Waiting until marriage
        • Hebrews 13:4 – Pre-marital sexual relations are sinful.
        • II Samuel 11:2-4 – David’s sin with Bathsheba
        • I Corinthians 7:1-5 – Sex within marriage is holy and commanded by God.
        • God’s laws are good!
        • James 1:14
          • Material possessions
          • I Timothy 6:6-10
          • Young people tend to want what their parents have now, even though it took their parents decades to achieve.
          • Hebrews 11:24-26
          • Philippians 3:17-20 – We must think of ourselves as citizens of heaven.
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