God Gives Guidance for Timing

“There is no time to be lost.”¹ 

Charlotte’s vision for saving her friend has a time limit. The fair comes in September. She has six weeks from the middle of July to preserve Wilbur. She takes baby steps, a total of only four words, to convince Zuckerman to keep Wilbur alive.

Although God Himself is outside of time, time has always been central to His plans. In Genesis, we read that God created the earth in six days and rested on the seventh. The Passover had to be eaten in haste such that no yeast could be used to slow down preparation of the bread. Jesus came at the fullness of time and completed all the Father’s will in thirty-three years. 

When a certain mission or job ends that you poured yourself into wholeheartedly, there can be grief for the time and work that has passed. It is critical to manage sadness when the mission is completed. Instead of lamenting the old, be thankful for the accomplishment, and welcome the new season and its opportunities. 

“But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Phil 3:13–14 NIV) 

Prayer: Dear Lord, please sharpen my vision and let me walk in Your timeline. Let me rejoice in new seasons and be thankful for the old.