God’s Timing

Hindsight is 20/20, or so they say (whoever they is). I know for me, when I’m looking at evidences of God working in my life, most of the time, I see it looking back. I love being able to see it in the moment; it just doesn’t always happen that way for me. Looking back, though, I can see how dots were connected, moves were made, and see God’s stamp on things.

We live in such a hurried time. (Have you ever been impatient with a microwave?) People appear less friendly. We seem to take less time. When do pause and take time to check in with someone, it really feels nice.

I’ve had God’s timing on my mind lately. Years ago, I took a trip to a place my wife has never been. We have talked about going there throughout the years. For me, it almost felt like a daydream. “Hey, if we ever,” or, “If we can afford it, some day I’d like to go,” or, “If God opens the door for.” There’s no real plan there in that language.

We finally booked that trip. The one we’ve talked about. Daydreamed about. Maybe even thought would never get here.

I keep going back to God’s timing.

A day in God’s life can be thousands of ours, yet I often think of him more like, “Could You, Creator of the universe, work more on my time?”

How ridiculous of me!

I think of a puzzle cube I had as a child. It had different shapes. The idea was to match the shape in the appropriately sized hole. As a small child, I’d try to fit things that didn’t frankly fit. I’d turn a piece this way or that. Then, when I found the correct space, it just worked. It fit.

I’ve thought about how my wife and I could have taken this trip. We could have forced this shape into a particular space, but I know I wouldn’t  have enjoyed that imaginary trip as much as I’m looking forward to enjoying the one we’re taking.

In all the times I wanted God to move the way I wanted, I can look back and see how whatever happened was so much better than whatever idea I had. It’s almost like the Almighty God knows best!

Well, that’s because, dear Jason, He does.

While the path we’ve taken to get here is definitely the scenic route, what a path! The hard times paved way for the good. God’s people know we are going to go through difficult time. It really is part of the experience. We are innate sinners incapable of saving ourselves. We royally screwed up and separated ourselves from our Creator. Forever. Jesus came. He lived a perfect life. He literally took the weight of the world, placed it on his tattered shoulders, weighing him down so much that He became separated from God, before dying and bridging that divide between us and our Father.

His timing is better than me forcing the wrong shape into a hole. Help me remember that, will you?

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