TIMING IS EVERYTHING

This thing called timing….a.k.a when will it be my turn??

We live in a saturated society, a society that is full of things seemingly happening quickly for everybody except us, and we are constantly asking, “When will it be my turn?”

You see, life is full of times and seasons, and we must learn to understand and respect that. The fact that it is a person’s season now and not ours doesn’t mean we are forgotten by God, nor does it mean we won’t get there someday. We just trust, and let God…

The thing with timing we fail to understand is that simply because a person gets to a point faster than us, is not a full proof that they will eventually be greater than us in life (And truly, life isn’t a competition).

Appreciating the season and phase of life God has us in, is very pivotal to our general well-being and success in life. Learn to stop coveting another person’s season, or even your own next season. We feel like…when we get that dream job, we will be better, or when we get married, we will have more value or when we badge that degree, our worth will increase, and we are desperately going out of our way to get these things in a bid to get to that ‘destination’ of bliss. While these things are not in themselves bad things to desire, we need to realize that it might not just be the time for us to have them yet. We want all these things, but many times, we are not prepared to handle them. We don’t have the Character it takes to sustain them and we do not have the pre-requisite experience required to remain in that realm of elevation.

Perhaps we are in our waiting season, (and it doesn’t matter what we are waiting for exactly), but we need to learn to appreciate that season of life and pick all the lessons, experiences and virtues we can out of it, so that we can become emotionally, psychologically, physically, and spiritually ready for our next level.

I love the story of Joseph, a biblical character. He must have been about 17 years old when he caught the vision of his greatness. He was so ready to just get there as soon as possible (which is the normal way we will feel when we have big dreams), but (un)fortunately, life has its processes. From the pit, to Potiphar’s house to the prison…it would take the young lad another 13 years get to his promised land, and ascend that throne of greatness.

The same period of waiting was experienced by King David. Anointed King at 17, he went through the wilderness season of running from King Saul for some good 13 years before finally ascending Israel’s throne as King. Sometimes this truth about waiting on the right timing can be a hard nut to swallow, however the truth remains that if we don’t understand it now, we will continually encounter frustrations on our journey to destiny while trying to fast track everything.

Anywho, let us learn to encourage one another in our waiting seasons, while celebrating with those who are in their next level, because when the time is right, the Lord Himself, promises to make it happen for us. (Isaiah 60:22)

Selah!

Regina U

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