Pastor Rick's Daily Hope on Oneplace.com Learning to Be Both Fast and Slow - Part One
Sep 11, 2025
Explore the delicate balance between urgency and patience in your faith journey. Discover the importance of timely actions, like seeking forgiveness and resisting temptation. Using surfing as a metaphor, learn how to ride the waves of divine timing in both personal and public endeavors. This discussion highlights the dangers of guilt and the need for swift reconciliation. Finally, uncover how success is not just about hard work but also about working smart, rooted in biblical principles.
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Timing Shapes Success
- Timing is a critical skill that shapes every major accomplishment and requires sensitivity to rhythms beyond pure effort.
- Rick Warren says leaders should watch what God is doing and join that movement rather than trying to create the wave themselves.
Leadership Is Like Surfing
- Warren compares leadership to surfing: surfers don't create waves, they wait and ride the waves God makes.
- He uses his Saddleback experience to illustrate waiting for God's timing and then moving in step with it.
Move Fast Or Slow With Purpose
- Learn to move fast when God moves fast and slow when God moves slow as a practical leadership skill.
- Develop sensitivity to the Spirit so you know when to act urgently and when to wait patiently.
