Before I begin, I should really set the scene here.
You see, I’ve always known myself to be sensitive to time. As a person in tune with my own rhythmic calendar and inner circadian clock, it’s easy to forget that not everyone has this phenomenal ‘sixth sense’.
So, I felt the need to, you know … just vent.
About a lot of things.
Who To Trust In
There are many times when I feel rushed, but there are also times when I feel that things could happen faster. And for that, I’m always stuck in this limbo of trying to figure out what’s the perfect middle ground for time.
This week, I’ve been reflecting on time itself, and my understanding of it. In particular, the Holy Spirit brought to mind the idea of man’s set time. He demonstrated that when a person sets a time, or you set a deadline for a person, often these people are bound to fail us.
In His illustration, He explained a situation in which I might have needed someone to do something for me (perhaps sign documents) so that I could meet a required deadline. Trusting a person with something as urgent as that means that I’ll need to relinquish some form of control.
But … alas, as the deadline soon approaches and I realize that I have no hope of getting this person to sign the document, I quickly resume control of things and find someone more trustworthy.
Here we go again … a person has failed me.
The God that Never Fails
Over and over again, people fail us, and that tends to put a damper on who we trust. But the Holy Spirit revealed that humans are bound to fail me. Placing my entire trust and dependency in a person, no matter how close I am to them, will always guarantee disappointment. But with God, things are different.
When God reveals His plan to me and asks me to trust Him, He’s operating on a timeline that is beyond me. I won’t always understand His purpose, but knowing that God has proven Himself over and over again to me throughout my years of trusting in Him has always been a cornerstone in my faith.
So, when God says to trust Him and His timing, I know that His plans are on His deadline—not mine. Thus, I trust His will.
As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. For He says,
“In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.”
I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:2 NIV
In the Hands of Time
What’s fascinating to me (now that I think about it as I’m tapping away at these keys) is how important it is for us to respect each other and our time. But more so, how important it is to respect God’s time.
Today (March 22, 2025), I was a bit frustrated when I was forced to wait thirty to forty-five minutes after a meeting time for anyone to show up.
The meeting date was set a week before and a reminder had been sent out, but when I arrived at the given time, no one was there to start the meeting.
Once someone did arrive (the person responsible for sending out the date and time and hosting the meeting), I was gravely disappointed by the way she nonchalantly went about her business. No apologies were offered, no ‘we’re waiting on this person’ or ‘so sorry for arriving late, but this happened’. No ‘I’ll begin shortly; I’m just preparing x, y, z’. Nothing.
And was I angry?
Yes, I was. Not only did I wait thirty minutes for someone to show up, but I had to wait another fifteen minutes in complete silence as the meeting host did nothing to rectify the situation. So … I went home, angry.
I was upset, complaining about how I didn’t even want to be a part of this Church gathering, and it seemed like all was well with my frustrations. However … I understand one thing: God’s time is of much importance.
We as Christians weren’t called to ‘go to church’ but ‘be the church’.
Evaluating how our lives are fleeting and how there is a harvest ready to be reaped, I realize that God’s calling requires immediate action on my part, while still demonstrating patience in seeing His work fulfilled.
I was angry at having my time wasted, but not disappointed in myself for wasting God’s time. A God, who showed up to a meeting I hosted on time, but had to wait on me to start it.
Start the Meeting on Time
What has God called me to do? What did I ask God for?
Over and over again, it seems as if I’m walking in circles, waiting for a breakthrough to happen, but really it begins with me.
Instead of waiting on someone else, instead of waiting until ‘the right time’, I should start the meeting now.
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV
If God called me to create Christian content for the masses, to make His name known to all nations, then what is stopping me? God’s breakthrough begins with one step forward—to begin the meeting on time as He continuously works on my behalf.
Perhaps being frustrated at my time being wasted was a gentle reminder that God has been waiting on me all this time.
The clock is ticking on what God has called me to do. The date is now, and it is time to begin.
Signed,
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