Timing is Everything

Timing Is Everything!

How true this is, and I find myself always questioning the timing of things:

I need the food I ordered now…

My car repair should be done by now…

Why hasn’t he/she called me back?...

How long is this going to take to read?...

Why does this have to happen now?...

Why can’t you kids listen to me the first time I ask something?...

Why so much practice, I am ready to (play/do whatever) now?...

You wanna talk? How long is this gonna take?

Waiting bother you too, huh? I am glad to know I am not alone here. Why is it so hard to wait? We live at a time in history where we have access to almost any information at the click of a button. We have come to expect that if we want something, then we should be able to get it now…why not? A more honest question would be “Why?” Why do you need it right this minute?

Unless we are talking medical emergency what is going to happen if we had to wait more? Remember the Library? It is the place we used to go to when we wanted to get more information about a subject or topic before there was the internet. And when you had to invest time and energy in getting this information it seemed more valuable. Now we are but a click away from almost any information we want.

Do we REALLY need it this fast? I think that we have elevated our wants to the level of needs, and our time is so important we demand immediate attention when a “need” arises. This false urgency has bread a climate of entitlement. I heard a story of a business executive who while at his annual physical had to wait a slightly extended period of time in the Dr.’s waiting room. The executive was so put off by this that he sent the Dr. a bill for his time in the waiting room…REALLY!?

What would happen if we waited more? Maybe we could spend more time seeking conversation instead of seeking how to get it or get there faster. More time serving and less time waiting to be served? God is the author of life, and as one of His qualities is that He is perfect – so then by default so is His timing!

Maybe if we allowed a little more of His timing in our schedules we could and would be able to slow down…sound nice? Slowing down? It is an option these days, believe it or not.

With all of technology screaming faster…why not try to “OPT-IN” to God’s timing…it is only perfect…

"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." Psalms 27:14 (NIV)

He is there for us…waiting for us to recognize His hand is there for us to grab onto...to slow down and walk with...to experience ALL He has planned for us if we are willing to wait...

So what are you waiting for...