Timing

As daylight savings nears (March 9th) I thought the topic of “timing” was a relative one. Is the timing of things relevant? I believe it is more so than we actually can imagine!

A couple years ago in Arizona, I was going about my usual morning routine to leave for work, but after reaching the car realized I had forgotten my glasses. So out of my car back into my house to retrieve my glasses, maybe a 2 minute delay, but nothing more than an irritation to me. While driving to work there is a long straight stretch of road and I began to see smoke in the air way ahead, apparently where a car had begun skidding. After reaching the scene of the accident it dawned on me that I was probably 1-2 minutes behind that car. Thank goodness it wasn’t a serious accident other than actually car damage, but that could have been me. What’s the likelihood of it that I would have been in it, perhaps a low one giving my stellar driving skills, but seriously it very well could have been!

I’ve always pondered the thought of how timing is so crucial and that we need to be more conscious of it. Apparently God thinks so too, as stated in John 2:4 "My time has not yet come". Isn’t he essentially timing out his return? Understanding timing and respecting it is of great importance to what our day results to…just look at these examples;

Financial: buying the stock at the critical point, locking in that interest rate…
Medicinal: consistency of your wife or girlfriend taking the pill…yes guys it’s taken at a specific time unless of course you have kids and then you know she forgot (for the record my kids were planned)…
Food: cooking a good meal or a bad one…
Occupational: the matter of a business deal going well/poor, or asking for a raise…
Romantic: meeting that special someone...
Travel: the reason I forgot my glasses…

…all due to the timing!

(This list could go on rather extensively but I run the risk teetering on the subject of fate, which is an element in itself.)

Timing is a matter of measurement so it basically determines if your timing was right on, or way off. To some degree I believe we have control of these things such as our irresponsibility that could lead to burned food, or our ignorance that could leave us at peril in stock market. However it is the things we may not have control of, like being at the wrong place at the wrong time. For these things I trust that my faith in God and my family will help in making sure I maybe don’t find myself in those predicaments…and so far I’d say that’s a pretty good notion to follow!