The light shining through

Sometimes timing is everything.

However, the timing of things in life are often far from what we would choose and often feels very unfair and confusing. This is true for the good and the bad—and well, everything in between it seems.

I still tend to forget that I am not fully in charge of my life and that the man upstairs has it all under control. Even when things feel out of control – and they often will – I am in awe when things seem to start falling in place. It could be something big or small, tangible or emotional/situational, but nonetheless, significant.

I think like many of us, I am one who often believes that if things don’t play out like you had hoped or even prayed for, after a certain amount of time we assume maybe it’s just not meant to be. I still think that can be true as we will never fully understand life, but sometimes patience, prayer and not giving up hope will surprise you. It may take you by surprise in the best way possible, and you find that it seems to almost cancel out all the previous disappointments and heartache. Life is sneaky and absolutely wonderful like that sometimes.

I recently had something pretty great happen in my life and while I am not going to go into any details right now, it is wonderful. The type of thing where I wake up and question, did that really happen? Is this going to be different now in the best way? I am reminded that yes, even when you least expect it, great things can happen.

It’s been many days since I’ve written anything to share with the world and now I find my heart and mind are full of things I need to work out on paper – but in this current moment I am just going to feel the happiness. You know?? I am going to sit with the indescribable peace. I am going to thank Him. I am going to allow myself to feel worthy of the newfound peace and joy that I wasn’t entirely sure would ever happen.

So, for today, I suggest that we all take a moment and think about the things in our lives that maybe we have even slightly given up on a times, things we have decided must not be part of the plan….and consider that maybe the timing just isn’t right…yet. We don’t get to know or choose the “yet” or even necessarily it if will come at all, but I’m here to tell you that there’s nothing wrong with continuing to hope and pray for the best.

I think the majority of us wouldn’t consider ourselves masters of patience and maybe it’s because we have been burned in the past with trying our best to “wait and see” only to have nothing happen. Consider that if you are still alive and kicking and there is even the tiniest possibility that what you hope for could happen – don’t ever give up completely.

Just the same as us not being able to predict the cracks in our lives, we can’t assume that we will always know when or if any light will ever shine through those cracks. I’m telling you though, one day you might just find yourself welcoming that long-anticipated light in and feeling the sense of a big warm bear-hug.

Sometimes the light shining through our cracks (of life) is so much brighter and warmer than we’d ever imagine. Things usually don’t happen the way we want, but sometimes….timing and patience…are everything. Never give up hope my friends.