Patient Leadership

I don’t like to wait when I see a great opportunity or a perplexing challenge. I want to seize the opportunity or address the challenge now.

King Saul was in a predicament (1 Sam. 13:1-15). He faced a huge Philistine army. His own forces started to desert as they waited for Samuel to arrive to offer sacrifices to God on their behalf. Faced with a huge military threat and a shrinking army, Saul took the initiative and offered the sacrifices himself. To be honest, I might have done the same thing. As soon as Saul finished offering the sacrifices, Samuel arrived and rebuked Saul for acting foolishly. Saul’s impatience led to disobedience. Patience truly is a virtue that every leader must cultivate who desires to follow the Lord.