Instant Gratification

1st John 2:16-17--- For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.

We live in an age of instant gratification. None of us are immune. We want instant answers to prayers. We want instant works by God. We want instant tangible physical power from God. We don't want to wait on God to do things in His time. We don't want to sweat to get what we want. We live and want excess. We live and want to be pampered. We want a parent to look out for our every need. It is time to grow up. We are grown-up means we hold off on what we want. Being grown-up means we don't get what we want, and we then go on and do the job anyway. Being grown-up means, we sacrifice. Teaching a child to sacrifice is one of the greatest lessons any parent can teach because there is no progress in a person's life without sacrifice. No person, society, church, organization, or social entity can endure without sacrifice.