God's Timing

God’s timing is an amazing thing. It often seems like it’s not my timing but always ends up being the best possible timing. Why do I still doubt God’s timing? Is it because I’m a control freak or is it a natural tendency of a chick? We’re in the business of timing. We have to schedule not only our schedules but also the schedules of our whole household. We have to figure out the timing of when to start dinner, when to start homework, when to start getting the kids into bed, or when to go to bed so we can get up in the morning (to name just a few!)

As Christmas quickly approaches (I do not have all of my decorations out or presents wrapped like some of my friends- I haven’t even started!), I’m reminded of the timing of Jesus’ arrival. Did it seem like great timing…

• for Mary to get pregnant before she was married?
• for Joseph to be publicly humiliated because of his pregnant fiancé?
• that there was a census that required Mary and Joseph to travel right at Mary’s due date?
• for Jesus to be born under the rule of Caesar Augustus?
• for there to be no room at any inn?
• that Jesus was born in a stable surrounded by animals?

It doesn’t seem like God picked the greatest timing for the greatest thing to happen on earth or did He? It definitely doesn’t look like it from our earthly standards but as I often remind myself, “God’s ways are not my ways.” (Isaiah 55;8)