Quick But Not In A Hurry

I read The Gospel Greats Weekly Newsletter today and Ms. Shelia's article was a blessing to me. It's called "Shelia Shares." Her article this week was titled: Slow Down
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She made mention of her uncle that visited the rest home daily, to visit her now late father. She said there was a gentleman there that could never gather himself quickly enough to say what he would really like to say to her uncle. So, finally coming to realize that the gentleman in the rest home desired to converse with him, he (Ms. Shelia's uncle) slowed his pace, and took time to have a wonderfully blessed conversation!

You know we all need to slow down a bit. Coach Wooden (whom I will quote for a lifetime) said, "Be quick, but don't hurry." Sound advice from the coach that holds the record for college basketball Division 1 titles, he was the coach at UCLA, and won a mere 10 NCAA Men's Basketball Championships. Quickness is a gift, but a only a fool rushes in!

Bill Walton spoke of Coach Wooden and said that Coach Wooden had told him to shave before a practice, and Bill refused. Bill asked well if I don't practice how will I know what plays to run? Coach Wooden told him that he wouldn't have to worry about the game, because if he refused to practice then Coach Wooden would refuse to let him play. Bill's response was a tad hasty, and he found himself back in the locker room shaving before practice, so he could earn his spot back.

29 "He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. Proverbs 14:29 (KJV)

How many can admit to being that "imperfect Christian" that has to pray over road rage? That has to pray for overcoming a short fuse that sees you being short with your wife, or with your children? I like how the New Living Translation breaks down Proverbs 14:29:
"People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness."

How many times do you see someone get upset, or lose it just before they realize how huge their mistake was/is? Pray for those that are not convicted to see it, or even care. Until next time imperfect saints...