Making It Personal
When I think of stewardship of time, there is one more really convicting article: if God created time, He owns time and is not bound to it; therefore He is always on time. This is so convicting to me because I am impatient. If I see something that needs to be done, I will most likely jump in and do it instead of waiting for God to move, Is. 40:31. This of course is a recipe for disaster. When we do not wait on the Lord we steel the blessings and they are greatly diminished.
It’s just like my kids. They need help and cannot do something so I watch them struggle for a moment. Then I try to help but oh no. They can do it themselves. If you have children I am sure you have been there. Now, I do know there is a point of doing things on their own to learn and grow, but the concept is the same with God. We are totally reliant on Him for absolutely everything. He wants to help but we refuse and tell Him we can do it on our own usually messing it up and making it take longer than if we would have waited on God in the first place.
The other convicting aspect of this is that God’s provisions, strength, etc. are always on time and perfect time at that. I doubt Abraham, Gen 12, thought it was the right time. He was seventy years old and was set as far as wealth and possessions go. Yet God told him to move and once he moves, God would show him where to go. Abraham understood that fact that God’s time is always the best time.
There are many examples of God’s timing but one last one jumps out. Paul was prisoner on a ship that left port only to get caught in a storm. The ship crashed and they were stranded on a cannibal island. If you think timing could not get any worse, Paul is then bitten by a viper. Yet Paul was able to see spiritually and honor God for His timing. What will you do with the time God gives you this week?