Part 3 of 3: "Why Are You Still Crying?: It's All About The Timing"

Thinking back on the previous two parts of the series, we discussed the fact that we can not let our setbacks hinder us from completing the work that still lies ahead of us (Part 1: There's Work To Be Done). Then, we talked about recognizing when the situation isn't really about us, but rather something that has an effect on us because of our association (Part 2: It's Not Even About You). Now, what if it really is about you and you've made to decision to continue doing the work that is set before you but you are still not seeing the results you envisioned? We have to realize that It's All About The Timing. We can not speed up nor slow down the process, just be ready. The saying is true, "Opportunity only comes once in a lifetime." So we have to do our due diligence in preparing for that defining moment. Have you ever wanted something but didn't quite have enough to get it? So, you spend the money you have on something else and a couple days later it goes on sale! That happened to me recently and I was heartbroken. I realized that by being impatient, I missed out on my blessing. It wasn't meant for me to have the total amount for the item because when the time was right, I wouldn't need it. I think about David running out to fight Goliath after hearing him curse God. David's older brothers tried to hush him up and send him home because they were afraid that he would get himself killed, or even or worse, get them killed. But what no one else knew was that David had been preparing for his defining moment while tending to his father's sheep. "Saul replied, 'You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth'. But David said to Saul, 'Your servant has been keeping his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them..." (1 Sam 17:33-36 NIV). Dealing with adversity while tending to his father's sheep built David's confidence for this very moment. Many times we allow obstacles to serve as stumbling blocks rather than stepping stones due to our outlook on them. Some of us seem to think that, "nothing good ever happens to us," but, in reality we are being trained for our defining moment! It took David having to fight LIONS and BEARS in order to not only possess the skill, but gain the confidence to defeat Goliath. And, it was his defeat of Goliath that propelled him to the kingdom of Israel and right hand man to the King, a position that he would eventually occupy (which we talked about in Part 1). So, when you start to think, "nothing good ever happens to you," remember that you are in preparation for that defining moment. It's All About The Timing.