God's Perfect Timing

Don't you hate cliche phrases like 'its all in God's perfect timing' More often than not, people say those things when something doesn't go according to plan, and they are reminding you that 'everything happens for a reason' It sounds so trite.

Yesterday was a much dreaded day. I was going to Birmingham to get my wisdom teeth out. I know getting my wisdom teeth out wasn't going to be that big of a deal, but is the bigger picture. You see, I am what I like to call a medical mess currently. Nothing goes according to plan or works properly right now. Take my mouth, not everything is as it should be. So taking my teeth out meant that it would aggravate my jaw, already in a lot of pain, so I was dreading it.

Well, I got to B'ham to find out that if I did the surgery, it would delay my next jaw surgery by nine months. So that quickly got cancelled. My wisdom teeth are still in and I went to lunch. I was hungry :) The rest of the day I was quite the sad sack and consumed by the thoughts of my next jaw surgery.

Also on my mind was the thoughts of what to do with my week. I was planning on laying on the couch all week with puffy cheeks just recovering. Well instead now, I had cancelled appointments, wisdom teeth in, and nothing to do.

That brings me to what I'm actually doing this week. A much needed week of support maintenance. One of the things I often push off my list of things to do is support. It becomes the 'I'll do it next week' things and then I just never do it. Well, with a week wide open, I decided to take advantage of it and finally follow through with that. I'm using the time to email a bunch of people, hopefully get to meet with a few folks, and follow up with people I met with a few years back.

All that to say. God's timing is perfect. He knew all along that I was never intended to have my wisdom teeth out yesterday. Even though I don't feel prepared to work on support this week, God will meet me in this time. I'm trusting that the people I will call will be prepared to hear about the ministry I'm a part of and hopefully excited to come along side of me.

That was especially confirmed when I got this video emailed to me. I get a few of my friends newsletters. Hannah sent me hers this morning and attached was this video. Its a Bill and Vonette Bright, founders of Campus Crusade for Christ. Be encouraged by their sweet words. I know I was.

http://generousgiving.org/Default.aspx?DN=71781fe6-6030-49cf-beba-60873886e0f0&vid=video1#

In everything, its not cliche, but rather perfect to know that God's timing truly is perfect. Blessings