Today’s Blog:If it is not in God’s Timing, then It’s Not my Problem

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ. It is a privilege once again to welcome you to this blog site. Thank you for taking the time to come a share and read these blogs. I am elated to see your comments and see your reposting’s of them. It means so much to know that this servants attempt to add to your day is relevant. Please continue to post comments, reposts on your sites, and let me know that these posts have been a blessing to you. I want to take this time to invite you to be my guest at church this week. We will be meeting for our midweek Prayer and bible study on tomorrow, Wednesday at 7:00 PM and of our Sunday afternoon worship services at 4 PM on Sundays. The address to the church is 154 Lexington Avenue @ 30th Street. We are meeting at the First Moravian Church.

Today is day number five (5) in our ten day fast. We are at the half waypoint and you are doing great. Remember; drink as much water as you can. I am already hearing great testimonies and I am looking forward to hear more. Keep it up, you are doing great.

Let’s look at the scripture for today.

NLT

John 2:4 ¶ “Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.”

This scripture is loaded, but I promise, I will not ask you to read all the truths that we can extract from this simple text. What I would like to do is encourage you from this text. Our task today is to learn from Jesus’s example regarding timing. It is vital that we learn to operate in God’s timing and not in our emergency. So many times we confuse our anxiety for finality. Jesus was informed of a situation that does count as an important dilemma and his comment was telling. It was not his problem because his time had not yet come. Imagine if we lived by that simple rule. A situation is not my problem if it is not in God’s timing. Beloved we can do the right thing at the wrong time and ruin things.

If the right thing is done at the wrong time the result is still undesirable. We want things to be done in God’s timing. It does mean that we may have to suffer some inconvenience. It may mean will have to hear no in order to get to our yes. The essence of joy in the LORD is in fulfillment, not in getting what we want when we want it. Imagine, if you are praying for a husband, do you want a man right now or do you want the right man God has for you. I promise you, anyone who has married the wrong man would tell you, you want the man God has for you. It is always better to accept what you are prepared for than for you to take what’s there when you are not ready for it. Any good thing can be a curse at the wrong time. You can give me a Brand New Bentley, but if I am not ready for it, it can be a curse. For example, I may not be able to pay for the insurance, the gas would undoubtedly demand that I use premium, which may strain my budget. Depending on where I live I would need to park the car in a garage and not on the street. If someone vandalizes the car, cost of repair could break me. I may not be ready for this car. When I become a billionaire (notice I said when), all these issues would not be a problem and the gift is a blessing.

I want to operate in God’s timing, not in my own timing. I will operate in the understanding, “If it is not in God’s timing, then it’s not my problem”.

Live Life on Purpose and not By Mistake,

Yours Because I am His,

Leo Colon

pastor@ihpfwc.org

www.ihpfwc.org