July 1 Devotion

Barbara and I have five grandchildren. Such joy having them. Two granddaughters and three grandsons. There’s about 12 years between the oldest and youngest. I remember when the oldest was just a toddler. Now she’s gonna be a freshman in high school. How did that happen? Where did time go? You blink, and your children have children that are now young adults. Hard to comprehend. What I know is this…Seems like time is going faster, faster, and faster. As we get older, time goes by faster. I wish I could slow it down. Do you feel that way?

Several months ago, we were talking about our daughter-in-law taking a new position as an instructor for one of the local nursing schools. We mentioned how our son’s family took a new job, bought a new house, and enrolled the kids in new schools. How that was a lot to take on in a short time. Also, in the past months, our oldest daughter’s family moved back to Missouri from Mississippi. So now we have all three of our children, and all of our grandchildren, within a short drive of us. Talk about a blessing.

As I mentioned earlier, I wish there was a way to slow time down. To bring back the time when our kids were just young children. Bring back a time when their biggest concern was choosing between cereal or cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Those days are gone. And time continues moving forward. And as time moves forward, we know this truth: God’s timing is always perfect. Sometimes you don’t know why things happen, until they happen. And even then, sometimes we don’t know why. Even though we may not know why, we must trust that God‘s plan is perfect. It might be a moment where we should be still and listen for God. Let him work on our hearts. Let him give us wisdom. Let him give us a discernment. Let him build humility in us. All part of his plan for us if we let him take hold. So today, let’s work on listening to God. Let’s work on focusing attention on him. What he wants for us may not be obvious at times. But his plan will be revealed at one point. And oh boy, it will be glorious and good.

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