“God’s plan will continue on God’s schedule.”
— A.    W. Tozer

It is very easy for me to get frustrated with the concept of time. Almost daily. Why do things not happen when I think they should? Or take longer than they should? Or not last as long as they should? It just really doesn’t make sense.

Last night I was going to boil some water. But I knew that one of our large burners doesn’t heat up things at the same pace as the other large burner. Come on! The burners are the exact same size. The pot of water is the same size. Why does it take longer?

Yesterday morning my parents left our house after having been here since Friday. I called them about an hour and a half after they left, only because I wanted to know where they were. How far had they travelled in that amount of time?

This morning I was supposed to have a 7:00 meeting. But just found out it got pushed back to 7:15? Now I have to think about how that impacts the timing of the rest of my day. Well, one thing that it did was allow me to write this email.

Really, I know these three scenarios don’t make any sense in and of themselves. But they are three quick things that just reinforce to me that I AM NOT IN CONTROL OF TIME. The things that I want to happen, that I feel should happen, that I know will happen… they will happen when AND IF God so wills them to.

The other thing that I need to remember is that I am God’s instrument. His arms. His legs. His hands. His voice. How many times have I been an obstacle to Him in my own life, but more importantly in the lives of others? How many times I have I told Him that I’m not ready yet, or the time isn’t right yet? I need to worry less about me and realize that it isn’t about me being ready.

Timing = Trust and obedience with a mix of grace and mercy.

Thank you, Tozer, for your words this morning.