Bad Timing...

Did ya ever wonder why we use the term "Bad Timing"? I was thinking about this today with my precious people that are currently in a storm. We had to laugh when the phrase popped out of her mouth because really...is there such thing truly as bad timing. I suppose we can create our own bad timing by being impatient. We buy something we can't really afford, we blurt out words to someone when we should've waited for the right moment, we move forward with a project without having the necessary people, funds and resources we need...the list is endless. It seems like bad timing only refers to us and our impatient nature to have things the way we want them, when we want them and how we want them.

Then I thought about this verse: "Those who wait on the LORD will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31

If God's hand is on all things, can there still be bad timing? I suppose there can be when I put myself before God. However, isn't it a lot easier to just wait. Wait for a second, count to 10...pray, wait, sit, think, look, listen to God. We may be in the midst of a storm and think, "Why now God? Why me? Did you realize this was going on when you let this trial happen in my life? Bad timing God, couldn't this opportunity have waited until (fill in the blank)? " These were the questions being asked tonight with my precious person...hence the giggle. Of course God knew what was going on when he allowed the storm to come. Of course he knew all the emotions we'd be feeling when it hit. Of course we should've remembered Isaiah when he encouraged us to wait on the Lord and we'll find new strength, not grow weary. We remembered...then laughed...and the peace that surpasses all understanding washed over us in the laundry room of the hotel tonight. Good night to the Perfecter of our faith.