{"id":23078,"date":"2026-10-07T09:59:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/07\/do-not-rush-gods-time-because-we-fear-our-own-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:59:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:59:55","slug":"do-not-rush-gods-time-because-we-fear-our-own-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/07\/do-not-rush-gods-time-because-we-fear-our-own-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"do not rush God\u2019s time because we fear our own \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<h3 id=\"h-archbishop-makarios-of-australia-has-urged-the-faithful-not-to-hurry-god-because-they-are-afraid-of-their-own-clock-in-a-message-posted-on-instagram\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Archbishop Makarios of Australia has urged the faithful not to hurry God because they are afraid of their own clock, in a message posted on Instagram.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said trust means accepting God\u2019s timing even when it does not match what we want. Some things, he said, arrive late because we are not yet ready to hold them. \u201cSome delays are not refusals. They are preparation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the video he argued that people often pray to be led while already pointing out the road. \u201cWe say with our words, \u2018Thy will be done,\u2019 but we want His will to look like ours.\u201d Real trust, he said, begins with a different prayer: this is what I want, this is what my heart longs for, but more than that I want Your will in my life. Only when we stop asking God to follow our plan, he said, do we start to see His.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patience, in his account, is not sitting still and waiting for circumstances to change. It is believing before there is a result, praying before there is an answer, and walking without knowing exactly where the road goes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDo not rush God\u2019s time because we fear our own,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are things that, if they come earlier, we may not yet know how to hold. That is why some delays are not refusals. They are preparation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full message is on Instagram: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DeJPpfJRkWJ\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DeJPpfJRkWJ\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--[googlesitekit-end-of-content]--><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Bill Giannopoulos<\/h5>\n<h4>Junior Editor<\/h4>\n<p>Bill Giannopoulos is a Junior Editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, sport, and history.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.gr\" class=\"boxed-icon fill\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/10\/07\/archbishop-makarios-australia-do-not-rush-gods-time\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archbishop Makarios of Australia has urged the faithful not to hurry God because they are afraid of their own clock, in a message posted on Instagram. 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