I’ll fix it if you just wait…

in dealing with delays in your life, don't fret. instead: trust GOD’s timing.  psalm 37.7-8 (tlb), rest in the LORD, wait patiently for HIM to act. don’t fret and worry.  it only leads to harm. 

one time, JESUS and the disciples were in a boat and JESUS fell asleep.  a big storm came up and the disciples freaked out.  JESUS is in the corner of the boat sleeping.  they wake JESUS up,  “why are you sleeping?”  HE said, “do you think GOD is going to let the boat sink with ME in it?”   JESUS, by HIS sleeping, was saying, I can trust GOD even in the middle of a storm.  I don’t have to worry about it.

when we get into a storm, we lay awake all night.  and we fret about it.  the very fact that we’re lying awake at night means we’re not living by faith.  we can’t get any sleep because we don’t really trust GOD to work it out.  GOD says, “don’t fear, don’t fret.   remember I’m always with you and trust MY timing.” 

don't fret and worry.  it only leads to harm.  worry doesn’t work.  it just makes you miserable.  so stop worrying and start trusting GOD. 

ecclesiastes 3.11 (tev), GOD has set the right time for everything.  GOD’s timing is perfect. 

this is so difficult for americans.  we don’t like to wait.  americans are activists – doers.  we think it’s far easier to work than wait.  if i can do something about the problem in my home, do something about the problem in my body, do something about the problem at work – then i’m mr. fixer.  GOD says, “I’ll fix it if you just wait”.  it’s the delay that’s building your character.  HE can fix it better than you can.

just a thought from the front porch…

the timing is important……

when you plan to have a loving confrontation with your husband, your wife, a son, a daughter, a parent, a friend, a co-worker, a relative who’s kind of dysfunctional what you need to first of all, plan when you say it. proverbs 25.12 (ms) says, a wise friend’s kindly reprimand is like a gold ring slipped on your finger. if you’re wise, if you’re a wise friend, when you talk to your friend about a tough issue, you choose the right timing – a timely reprimand.

when you have a tough issue to deal with in a relationship, have you discovered that timing is everything? bringing up a tough thing: you don’t want to bring it up when they’re tired. you don’t want to bring it up when they’re under pressure. you don’t want to bring it up when they’re in a hurry. you may be ready to deal with the issue. you may be ready to unload. but they’re not ready to hear it.

columbia university did a study and discovered that more arguments occur right before dinner than any other time of day. that makes sense. we’re tired, we’re cranky, we have low blood sugar, we’re hungry. that’s not a good time to bring up a major issue – right before dinner. the point is this: you don’t ever drop a bomb. if you’re doing this in love, you think about the best timing for them, when they’re rested and when they’re ready to hear it.

just a thought from the front porch…