When We Want To Tell God What Time It Is

Far too often, we let our relationship with God be ruled by time--too many assignments to complete, not enough hours to sleep, working over-time, prioritizing friend-time...

Truthfully, we are worst at using time when God isn't ruling our time

Shouldn't it really be the other way around? Letting our relational God be the ruler of our timing? 

These consumers begin to run over, and run after our days, and we run faster as if we can beat the ticking turns of the counting clock and it hurts.  Hurry hurts.   

The rush only snowballs from there; simple weekly agendas turn to a collage of life plans and I begin to wonder if maybe I'm not so bad at timing after all. If maybe now is my time and I've just missed the green light. If maybe God forgot what time it was and so I'd point to the clock hands and let Him know just maybe I missed the train. .  

All around me, people are shifting and lives are starting and journeys are beginning and the truth is, transition is scary. 

At times I find myself in a rush to find out what my next chapter is. But as the perfect heavenly Father, God knows that hurry hurts and that He heals and so He smiles at me in my all-consuming worry that just maybe I've missed my time. 

As I reach for my mug that holds sips full of staying on schedule, He orchestrates the most perfect moment; a God-given red light. 

Ah, comfort for the searching soul. And in all my efforts to tell God what time it is he speaks to me through His word saying, 

"For I know the plans I have for you' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." -Jeremiah 29:11 

In this moment, I am reminded just how silly I am and just how sure God is and I wouldn't trade anything for being corrected by the King who leads in love. 

The chorus of another gift floods my thoughts and I sing both in search of steadfast faithfulness and in surrender to the God who's hands are the hands of time. 

Sidewalk Prophets , Help Me Find It

I don't know where to go from here

As long as I know that You are near

I'm done fighting

I'm finally letting go

I will trust in You

You've never failed before

I will trust in You

If there's a road I should walk

Help me find it

If I need to be still

Give me peace for the moment

Whatever Your will

Whatever Your will

Can you help my find it

And although transition is scary and facing time always means facing a test of patience, I sit in stillness with God, my thoughts an echo of Psalm 25,

Show me Your ways, O lord;

Teach me Your paths.

Lead me in Your truth and teach me,

For You are the God of my salvation;

On You I wait all the day.  -Psalm 25:4-5