We have been
slowly crawling through Psalm 37 this year, and when I got to verse 10, I found
myself stuck on the first 5 words, so that’s where I’m parking today.
We’ve been learning to fret
not and be still and wait patiently and trust God to take care of the people
and situations that are unfair.
And this verse starts out “In just
a little while, the wicked will be no more…”
In just a little while…
How many times have I said to
Ryan (about an unfair situation) – “I need a date and a time when that is going
to be fixed.”
I know he can’t give me a date
or a time. But that doesn’t mean my justice-craving heart doesn’t want a date
and time.
It’s our nature. When we’re
caught up in the unfair, we want to know exactly how, when, and where God will
fix it all, and we probably want to show up to watch.
We’re given a time frame of just
a little while. Well, when is that? Is it in five minutes? Later tonight? Tomorrow?
Next week?
About the only guarantee I have
for all of us on that timetable is that it won’t be nearly as soon as we would
choose.
God’s version of just a
little while and ours probably don’t match at all. God isn’t bound by our
limited timetables. He sees a much bigger picture and has a much bigger plan
than we could ever imagine.
Eternity is very long. “Just a
little while” in the scope of eternity is quite soon. But from our limited vantage
point, it may not be as soon as we like.
Today I remind myself that “just
a little while” – regardless of the topic – is a timetable I can’t understand as
God does, BUT I can trust Him to make the best use of that time!
1 comment:
Joyce Meyer has said "God is rarely early but He is never late." Blessings!
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