I thought I was done writing this blog - God says I'm not. Then He showed me something very interesting about Himself and time. As usual, I had it all wrong...
The Experiment is a way of life for me - a lifestyle change, it will not end. Turns out, the blog probably won't either. What was wrong wasn't the material, it was the timing. I was trying to force God into my little box: "Speak to me before 7 am so I can get this written before I have to start my day." And when I didn't get anything by 7 am several days in a row, I thought the well had dried up and I must be done with the blog. I'm so glad God is good enough to show me when I'm being dumb!
This Christmas season has been crazy for me; wonderful but crazy. Last Wednesday I woke up in Tucson and went to bed in Benson, Thursday woke up in Benson and went to bed in Tucson. Friday, I woke up in Tucson, went to bed in Gilbert. Saturday, I spent one whole day in one town, if you don't count the drive to Mesa to my nephew's house. Today, Sunday, I am waking up in Gilbert and will go to bed in Tucson. I made a comment to mom as we were driving to Mesa to which she replied, "That was last night". That was last night?!? It felt like a week ago. It's been such a whirlwind of activity that I've packed a week's worth into each day. That led me to think about how much activity God packs into a day, which reminded me of 2 Peter 3:8 which says "With God a day is as a thousand years and a thousand years is as a day". Now I understand why.
When He gave me this revelation about time, He told me to blog it. "But, I thought I was done," I argued. No, I'm still giving you things to write, I'm just not squeezing Myself into your time slot. Ohhhh! Now I get it. As long as I'm confident about the WHAT, I don't need to worry about the WHEN. It could be morning, evening, days, weeks or months before He has me write again. I just need to be ready when the time comes. And then I realized that this concept pertains to EVERYTHING in life. Every event in my life and in the lives of others, even the Lord's return - it's all in God's timing, not mine. So I will continue to write this blog. Will there be an entry tomorrow morning? God only knows, but I'm sure He will fit it in somewhere in His day.
The Experiment is a way of life for me - a lifestyle change, it will not end. Turns out, the blog probably won't either. What was wrong wasn't the material, it was the timing. I was trying to force God into my little box: "Speak to me before 7 am so I can get this written before I have to start my day." And when I didn't get anything by 7 am several days in a row, I thought the well had dried up and I must be done with the blog. I'm so glad God is good enough to show me when I'm being dumb!
This Christmas season has been crazy for me; wonderful but crazy. Last Wednesday I woke up in Tucson and went to bed in Benson, Thursday woke up in Benson and went to bed in Tucson. Friday, I woke up in Tucson, went to bed in Gilbert. Saturday, I spent one whole day in one town, if you don't count the drive to Mesa to my nephew's house. Today, Sunday, I am waking up in Gilbert and will go to bed in Tucson. I made a comment to mom as we were driving to Mesa to which she replied, "That was last night". That was last night?!? It felt like a week ago. It's been such a whirlwind of activity that I've packed a week's worth into each day. That led me to think about how much activity God packs into a day, which reminded me of 2 Peter 3:8 which says "With God a day is as a thousand years and a thousand years is as a day". Now I understand why.
When He gave me this revelation about time, He told me to blog it. "But, I thought I was done," I argued. No, I'm still giving you things to write, I'm just not squeezing Myself into your time slot. Ohhhh! Now I get it. As long as I'm confident about the WHAT, I don't need to worry about the WHEN. It could be morning, evening, days, weeks or months before He has me write again. I just need to be ready when the time comes. And then I realized that this concept pertains to EVERYTHING in life. Every event in my life and in the lives of others, even the Lord's return - it's all in God's timing, not mine. So I will continue to write this blog. Will there be an entry tomorrow morning? God only knows, but I'm sure He will fit it in somewhere in His day.
No comments:
Post a Comment