When the Time Is Right—Act!

When the Time Is Right—Act!

By Rick Warren

Every great accomplishment involves the element of timing—and the more you grow as a follower of Christ, the better you get at following God’s timing. Ecclesiastes 8:6 says, “There is a right time and a right way to do everything” (GNT).

It’s like a football game. A successful catch requires incredible timing between the quarterback and the receiver. It takes skill to know when to speed up and when to slow down. Because if the timing isn’t spot on, there’s no reception and no touchdown.

The same is true in your life.

But staying in step with God’s timing is sometimes hard to do. You need to know when to act quickly and when to be more deliberate, when to hurry and when to wait patiently.

There is one thing, however, that God always wants you to do quickly, and that’s show kindness to others.

Who in your life has a physical or emotional need right now? Who needs a simple word of encouragement? God wants you to act quickly whenever he gives you an opportunity to do good.

The Bible says, “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act” (Proverbs 3:27 NIV).

So often we make excuses and say, “I’ll get to it . . . one of these days.” But there’s a reason you shouldn’t wait to show kindness: You don’t have any guarantee of tomorrow.

Jesus said, “All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent me, for there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end” (John 9:4 TLB).

What opportunities for doing good has God given you? Have you seized those opportunities? Today, God wants to hear you say, “I will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands” (Psalm 119:60 NLT).

Download When to Move Quickly and When to Move Slowly

Your life has an ebb and flow. Sometimes God wants you to move quickly, but sometimes he wants you to slow down. Ecclesiastes 8:6 says, “There is a right time and a right way to do everything” (GNT).

Discover what God tells us about timing with Pastor Rick’s quick-reference guide to knowing When to Move Quickly and When to Move Slowly. Download it here!

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