practical life lessons

They Say Timing Is Everything



I wish I knew who "they" were because I'd like to shake their hand.  HA!

Timing is ABSOLUTELY everything.  But WHO'S timing is everything?



We live in a world of "INSTANT" everything.  People are too impatient to

wait on popcorn, potatoes, or oatmeal in a pan any more.  Then they even

complain that the microwave is too slow.  Everything is RUSH, RUSH, RUSH.

We have technology running out of our noses, but look around and you will see

a world full of miserable people.  We need to slow down and realize that faster

is NOT always better.  We tend to make more mistakes when we are rushing.

We miss opportunites when we are rushing.  We lose our focus when we are

rushing.



If you're going to run a 10 mile marathon you have to start out training yourself by

running 1 mile, then 2 miles, then 3 miles, then 4 miles, then 5 miles, etc. until you

work up to running 10 miles.  If you didn't do that and just went out and tried to run

10 miles the first day, you would fail.  You're body would not be conditioned to run

10 miles on your first day.  With time, training, and building up your resistance,

you will succeed in running your 10 mile marathon.  It may take time, but you will

reach your goal.  So, the tortoise was right, "slow and steady wins the race."



I have learned that I CAN'T live my life according to my timing.  I've only proven

to myself that I mess up when I try.  Once I began to give my life to Jesus and ask

Him to guide my steps, even in the BAD times, my life has gotten so much better.

Who better to set my life in motion than the one that created it?  He knows how it

started and He knows how it's going to end.  Why wouldn't I want to hang out with

the one that wrote the book from the beginning to the end?  HIs "TIMING" may take

a little longer, but we will be conditioned to complete the journey if we do it in His

time. 



Until the next time we talk.....Stand on Philippians 4:13.

Love, Hugs, & Prayers,

~tf