Daily Devotion for September 20, 2006

Timing Is Everything

 

But when the right time came, God sent his Son… Galatians 4:4
 
 And this is his [God’s] plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ-everything in heaven and earth.  Ephesians 1:10

 

The Bible is teeming with examples of humans not on God’s time schedule.
 My past has many examples of the same thing.

 

 I can do the right thing and get horrible results because it was done at the wrong time. Sometimes I think it would be so nice if God would do things in my time frame, my ways, and just bless what I am doing.  But He doesn’t work that way – and that I am sure is good!  When I look back at the last year of my life – even the last month and see all the things that have happened that weren’t on my list, I am amazed at how little I am in control!  Good thing I have a God whose timing of events is always what’s best, even when I don’t understand it at the time.  The farther I look back in my life I always see that God’s timing of events is always what was needed.  So for me, it is a matter of trusting my Heavenly Father with my life and letting Him do what is best for me at the time.  Believe it or, I find comfort in knowing that someone other then myself is in control!  (Actually I am finding out how little I am actually in control of – other then a submission to Him!) I need to stop trying to kick open doors and let God open them at the right time.  In fact, many of the doors that He opens up are not doors I would have even considered going through had He not opened them.

 

 I can’t always predict God. He doesn’t always make sense to me. He doesn’t always move at my pace. It is so very important that I listen to him. Otherwise I move too fast, too slow or not at all.

 

 It doesn’t matter if I’m just right. What matters is if I’m right at the right time – HIS time!

 

Prayer
Father, I am so ignorant of right timing. I don’t know when to exercise grace and when to exercise justice. When do I encourage and when do I correct? Part of me wishes life were easy. But then it’s not about an easy life. It’s about a relationship with you. And that’s how it works; my dependence on you for guidance builds our relationship. Thank you for this double blessing. Amen.

 

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