God’s perfect timing. It’s there. All of the time.
But so often we are so doggone oblivious to it that we just can’t see it.
Stepping back and looking back over my life I can see it so clearly.
The friend that was placed in my life at just the right moment.
The job that was created that was the perfect use of my time and talents.
The moves that enabled our family to live in pretty amazing places.
The job opportunities that allowed my husband to be challenged and grow in his professional life.
The friends that surround us with support and love wherever we have lived.
I have often mused, yes- mused, about how my life has been a series of God moments where God knew exactly what I needed when I had absolutely no clue. There have definitely been moments when I floundered but I have found in my middle age that those moments are fewer and fewer. I think that with age comes a little bit more knowledge that there is nothing to really worry about.
Yes, life still presents challenges. My mom’s dementia and the death of Chris’s brother earlier this year have rocked my world a bit. We lost our beloved kitty Buddy in January. Chris’s cousin died in February. It has been a year of losses but through it all I have felt God’s timing. We had the time to be able to be with Carlton before his death and were there by his side when that moment came when he slipped from this world. We were free to be there with no pressing obligations. That was God’s perfect timing for us as we would have not wanted to be any other place. What a gift.
The verses in Ecclesiastes 3 give me strength:
There is a time for everything,
New International Version
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
I continue to be a work in progress – leaning each day into the day and discovering God’s amazing plan for my life. Each day is a new day filled with new challenges but acknowledging God’s timing is much better than my own timing allows me to be open to the possibilities each new day brings.
Have there been times in your life when you have looked back and been able to see how God’s timing was the perfect timing? I would love to hear about it in the comments. Remember to Comment for a Cause for our Comments for a Cause recipient — AAUW Scholarship Fund.
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Leave a commentGod’s perfect timing was the thing that allowed David and me to talk to his sister’s pastor together on a Sunday afternoon, then, together, get down on our knees and accept Jesus into our lives at the same time. A miracle of God’s timing!!!
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing that story, Jill. So glad you and David took that time with the pastor and committed your lives to God!
Love this post! Yes, too often, we tend to take things for granted, but as I’ve read: “With God, there are no coincidences!”.
I agree with “with God there are no coincidences.” My friend Steve reminds me of Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God” when I’m struggling with life challenges. Twice in the past two weeks, that Psalm has surfaced. First in a hymn we sang in church. Second on an art print in a public restroom in the nursing home where my mom lives. God’s timing…
That is a wonderful verse to remember and to have it be present in times when you really need to focus on being still is a reminder that God is still there – in the midst of it all –He is present. How wonderful.
I agree–there are absolutely no coincidences. And I know as well that all things can work for good if we just have the eyes to see the big picture.
Great post! Too often I notice the unpleasant parts and forget to give thanks for my blessings. And I’ve had many joys in life. Thank you God!
Thank you God for YOU! I am so glad our paths have crossed.
Your posts continue to be uplifting!
Thanks, Josh!
God’s timing is, indeed, perfect. The challenge is to remember this when His timing feels really off! My husband hurt his back and couldn’t work. Three years later he earned an AA degree, had a new career and a healed back. It was a rough three years but my faith grew exponentially. It’s exciting to think about what He’s working on now for later!
Thanks so much for stopping by, Tonya, and sharing your story of your husband’s journey. How inspiring. I can’t say that I have it all figured out but I have definitely learned that God never leaves us and that His timing is so much better than mine is. I am so happy to have had you share that with me and my readers. Please come back often!
Thank you! I plan to!
Such a good blog for today, Beth Ann. Truly God’s timing is the right timing. I too have looked back at my life and seen God’s work and timing.
I so agree with your post and your readers’ comment – God’s perfect timing is never a coincidence. I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve seen or felt it in my life. So much to be thankful for even in the middle of the struggles that we all face. Love your post today.
Thanks, Cindy. It seems that I am continually learning those lessons that God is trying to teach me and sometimes it just hits me that I need to write it out . It may not be for anyone else but me but it makes me realize my relationship with God is something that is always growing which is a good thing.