DO NOT ACT ON IMPULSE!

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. (Isaiah 28:16, KJV)

As twins go, Jacob and Esau were very different. But they quickly learned to negotiate. Have you ever watched children make a deal that favoured one over the other? For example, one offers the other a candy bar in exchange for an expensive video game. Well, that same dynamic was at work between Jacob and Esau. Esau had been out hunting and came home exhausted and hungry. Nothing mattered to him except food and certainly not something as remote as a future inheritance. In a moment of weakness he said, ‘I am about to die…what is this birthright to me…So…he…sold it to Jacob…for bread and stew’ (Genesis 25:32-34 NKJV). It was a decision Esau would live to regret, and could not undo. Recovering addicts are taught the importance of observing their H.A.L.T. sign. When they are Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired, they’re in danger. And so are you! Acting on impulse will cause you to: 1. Buy stuff you don’t need at prices you can’t afford. 2. React before you get all the facts, resulting in a loss of respect, opportunities and good relationships. 3. Compromise your character for a few moments of sinful pleasure. 4. Quit in the middle of the race, or worse, on the threshold of victory. The Bible says, ‘He that believeth shall not make haste.’ When you make choices based on short term gratification rather than life long convictions and goals, you always lose out in the end. So don’t take the deal; don’t trade your God given destiny for momentary gratification. Be patient and hold fast. When you do, God will bring your dreams to pass in ways that honour instead of diminishing them.

From this day, I pray that the good Lord gives you the grace not to act on impluse, in Jesus mighty Name!

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