September 2007 | Posted in • God | (0) Comments |
“Everything has its own time, and there is a specific time for every activity under heaven.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1
God talks to us about there being “a time to be born and a time to die…...a time to cry and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance…...a time to start looking and a time to stop looking…...a time to keep quiet and a time to speak out…...” and so forth. Ecclesiastes 3:4-8
His word expresses that there are various seasons of time. “It is beautiful how God has done everything at the right time.” Ecclesiastes 3:11
Don’t we wish we could say we have done everything at the right time in our lives!
Over the years, both as a parent and as a youth pastor, I have received two very important revelations about timing….through experience! First, for everything there is a right time. Second, it is critical to every outcome that certain events take place in that right time.
God speaks about timing throughout His word. He has put a sense of eternity in our minds; yet mortals still can’t grasp what God is doing “from beginning to end” (of time). Eccl 3:11
While we may not be able to grasp everything about what God is doing in the big picture of eternity, I believe that through the Spirit of God in us, we believers can know the right timing to do those things God tells us to do. This holds true in our personal lives as believers, in our families as parents and spouses, and in our professions and ministries as well.
It’s interesting how God gave us different personalities and how we respond to God through those personalities. Yet, with all our differences, we each have within us the same Holy Spirit, Who will help us understand God. We can learn to trust that inner voice in us…Holy Spirit. When I need help, I ask for it and I get it. When I need wisdom, I ask for it and I get it. I have learned to be dependent on God to tell me when, where, and how to live my life. To reach this place, I had to start with the small things of life and go through the process of building my trust in God.
There are those who may think that we shouldn’t bother God with the small, unimportant things of life, the things that we can do for ourselves. But God believes you are special. He cares about the little things in your life as much as the big things. God is a very personable Father, Who likes us as well as loves us. He wants to be involved in every part of our lives.
In the past, I have asked for help when I should have been gone ten minutes ago but couldn’t find my car keys. And God through Holy Spirit gently spoke to me with an impression to go look so-and-so…and I did, and there they were…it was so cool!!! The impression was gentle, one you would miss unless you were listening. I learned from those times that if He loves me enough to help me in the little things, He will help me in the bigger things also.
So often we ask God a question, and then don’t wait for His answer. How many good things have we missed because of that? Learning to wait for the right time can be as challenging as learning what is the right thing! Both require us to trust, to be patient, and not to be in control of what is going on. That is really scary for many people, because control is a comfortable place. Both fear from the past and the unknown of the future can hinder our trust in God. However, IF you can be courageous enough to allow God to take the controls and direct your footsteps, you will open yourself up to the unlimited opportunities of life that He has waiting for you.
God will instruct you what to do and when to do it through developing the ability to listen to that small, inner voice inside of you. God knows everything, from the beginning to the end, and He sees all eternity. In comparison, our lives are mere moments. But as we trust God and yield our lives to Him, we will REST, knowing that… “everything has its own time, and there is a specific time for every activity under heaven…it is beautiful how God has done everything at the right time.”
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