Recently, I was reminded that things happen in their own time. Even though we may want something to happen sooner, most everything has its own process.
Take healing for example. If I stub my toe, the pain may take only a few seconds for it to go away. If I nick my finger with a knife, however, there is more involved in the process of healing.
The cut may run a few layers deep into the skin and need a day to a week for complete healing. There’s also extra items needed to heal a cut compared to stubbing my toe. I may need some Neosporin, a bandage, and stitches if the cut went deep enough to warrant a trip to the hospital.
The two processes are very different and so God has set our bodies up to heal each within a certain amount of time. One takes considerable less time compared to the other.
In regards to emotional healing, we each have our own timing that we heal from things we’ve experienced. If you’ve been through a divorce, then you may feel it is right for you to go out right away and meet new people. Perhaps you feel you are not ready and want to wait.
In my own timing, I went out right away until I decided that I was going to wait on God. When I went out looking, I realized that I was trying to force God’s hand to bring me someone when truly I was not ready. [Read more...]
Do I go? Do I not go? The thoughts pounded in my head as I opened the car door, wondering whether to get in or slam it shut and walk back into the house.
