Timing is a crucial part of life. I don’t know if you have ever experienced a moment in your life when things just came together. You met that friend or saw that person who offered you the job. Some people call it fate, but I believe God is very much interested in orchestrating the details of our lives.
The problem is, we are very good at becoming familiar with our routine. What was absolutely awesome yesterday becomes our normal in a few weeks. We end up taking the good and the bad things in our life for granted, allowing the rhythm of life to lull us into a false sense of adequate living. God, however, is always intentional. He is never in danger of losing perspective. So when we are struggling to find purpose in what we are doing day in and day out, we have no one to blame but ourselves…
Timing and purpose are inseparable. All of us had dreams. An industrial psychologist once told me that our clearest indication of what we will thrive in lies in what we were passionate about around the age of five. I can tell you now, everyone wanted to be something at that age – a fireman, a superhero, a nurse, or a TV presenter. But we tend to get knocked by the reality of life. After the absolute war zone that is primary school and the social experiment known as high school, most of us have lost our way when having to decide what to do with our lives. The purpose was there. But timing affected how we saw our lives.
I am very thankful that our dreams don’t become reality immediately. How devastated would the world be with five-year-old policemen running around? I know that this might be a bit exaggerated, but it is no different to how we approach our aspirations and goals today. You can be made for something and not be ready for it. The fact is between you and your purpose there is always time. Time that is required so you can grow. Time that is meant to help you learn and prepare for what God has in store.
I know this is probably the last thing you want to hear. In this fast paced world, we have been conditioned to be impatient. You could say that our generation has established the “perpetual brat” mentality. We want things now that we actually cannot handle. And I have seen so many people bail from the very things that were taking them forward because it didn’t suit their timeline.
Personally, I have learnt that there is a time and season for everything. Nothing that you are doing will be wasted, but there are specific things that have been set up for you to go through that will be the foundation of what you are called to. I have learnt not to shy away from hard work, frustration, and the times when you feel insignificant. Your purpose is on the other side of your problems. You have to deal with them head-on – not look for a shortcut that leaves you incapable to truly carry what you are called for.
All of this is impossible without a deep sense of trust in God. And you cannot trust someone you do not know. If you are struggling to figure out what your life is about, or feel like what you are doing is not amounting to anything – I would encourage you to start bringing it before God. If you would like to find out more about who He is and all that He intends for your life, please click on the link below.