I have missed this blog! Finally finished a 10 month “Advanced Yoga Studies” course that has been very time consuming..and thought provoking, I may add! I’ve been meditating on timing lately. Especially at my age, a mere 28 years old, and single. I love dating and learning all about my quirks the quirks of others and how some really work and some quirks just don’t work! Even when I reeeeally want them to.  I LOVE Dr. Tony Evans out of Oak Cliff Bible Church. Been listening to him since I was 18 years old when I was living in East Texas going to Tyler Junior College before university. I am always inspired by his words.  He gave a speech a few years back on being “single and satisfied”, what a concept! I’m sure you can find it on Youtube so be sure to check it out. I have a few recollections about his speech and a few new ideas to add. He mentions how many of us are waiting on someone when really, we should wait on the Lord (Isaiah 40:30) because the Lord never disappoints, and He’s never late! Perfect timing. It’s so true. Like they say, “hindsight is 20/20” and isn’t it true that you can think of many times on your own journey that you worked so hard on trying to rush something or fit a square peg in a round hole but then, thankfully, it didn’t work and after some time and space between you and that situation, you see very clearly why it wasn’t working for you, despite all of your hard work and dedication? That reminds me of Ecclesiastes 3: 1-13  “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. What do people really gain from their hard work? I have thought about this in connection with the various kinds of work God has given people to do. He has made everything beautiful in its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to enjoy themselves as long as they live.  That each of them may eat and drink, and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.”

Right. That’s why it is said that “patience is a virtue” and people often pray for the “patience of Job”. It’s tough to cultivate! It’s a discipline! But delaying gratification in things like companionships or even simple things like eating cupcakes is all very worth it in the end. When we can say no to the good, we can say yes to the best!  “No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening–it’s painful! But afterward there will be a quiet harvest of right living for those who are trained this way.” (Hebrews 12:11) I think also, this is why we are called to “enjoy the moment. Because God’s timing is always perfect and there is a time for everything (like Solomon says in the Ecclesiastes reference above).

To read more on the inspiration of Dr. Tony Evans’ speech, check out how Paul answers church questions and gives instruction on Christian marriage in 1 Corinthians 7. More on this later (it’s a full blog of goodness). Until then, happy Thanksgiving, which happens to fall on the first day of Hanukkah…it’s Thanksgivukkah…the convergence happens only once in a lifetime, not expected to happen again for more than 70,000 years. Pretty cool! There is so much to be thankful for. If it begins to pile up on you remember, we are too blessed to be stressed! 😉

Peace.