"Throughout scripture we encounter the need for us to remember that the Lord has His own timetable for unfolding things; it will not always accord with our schedules or our wants. When, in our extremities, we urgently call for a divine response, there maybe, instead a divine delay. This is not because God, at the moment, is inattentive or loves us less than perfectly,. Rather, it is because we are being asked, at the moment, to endure more for the welfare of our souls. The blessed meek understand that God loves them even when they may not be able to explain the meaning of what is happening to them or around them...
"If there were too much swiftness, there could be no long-suffering, no gradual soul stretching, no repenting, With too little time to absorb, to assimilate, and to apply that which has already been given, our capacities would not be fully developed. The developing and the testing of our faith and patience require time."
Neal A. Maxwell - Meek and Lowly p,. 89-90
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I have thought recently that the gift of time and timing is a great mercy. It is interesting to look back on the last decade of my life (a time where one usually makes many significant decisions and steps) and to have seen the results of allowing myself to earnestly consider the timing and purposes of one who is greater than I. Some things have played out. For others I am still waiting. Some may not be resolved how I had always hoped they would. Yet, I have felt that the space created by acknowledging the Lord's timing in the workings of my life has allowed me plow the depths of myself. I believe when I have honestly done this I have become a better person, a better friend, a better listener; my outlook is less distracted.
Thanks for the thoughts you shared.
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