Hands on the Clock

Are you trying to rush God in your life? It never works! Here's why.

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Episode Transcript

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I heard an interesting expression the other day. Want to
hear it? I'm Lina Abujamra, and this is today's single Christian.
Here's the expression I heard the other day, and it's
quickly becoming a favorite. Moving the hands of the clock
to suit you doesn't change the time. Don't you love it?
Haven't you ever been guilty of doing just that? You
and I forget that time is in God's hand. No

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matter how hard we try and speed things up, the
clock doesn't change just because we try to force it to.
God's timing is set in Ecclesiastes three. We're told that
God makes everything beautiful in its time. God knows the
pace you can keep, and there's no need to turn
the hands of the clock any faster. Are you pushing
things forward in your life right now? Are you rushing

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a relationship? Are you moving when you should stay put?
No matter how hard you try to speed God up,
he's not going to move until it's time. What freedom
can be found when you simply let go and trust God?
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