The Impatient Leader
Picture this: Saul is waiting for Samuel to arrive at Gilgal. Samuel is late. So, Saul offers a burnt offering to God. As he is finishing Samuel arrives and asks him, “What have you done? You have done a foolish thing” (1 Sam. 13). Saul was not a priest or a prophet. He was king!
Saul got impatient as he watched his men begin to scatter and become fearful. So he took matters into his own hands.
Patience (def) – the ability to tolerate incompetence or delay
Many leaders, spiritual and non-spiritual, become impatient in the process. Every life situation is a process. Somethings work out quicker than others!
Principles of patience:
- Don’t rush life! Enjoy it!
- Listen to God at all times. Don’t move ahead of his plan.
- Don’t try and do God’s job.
- Embrace uncertainty.
- Focus on the lesson and not the timing.
Impatience will always take you out of God’s plan. Become the patient leader God has destined you to be.