Saturday, January 31, 2015

Timing

It is more easy for us to get tangled up in the timing of things than almost anything else.  But, in a context of infinity, the importance of timing is much less significant.

Is this why we tend to be so concerned about timing when it feels like God isn't?  He sees it all, what we don't see through the limitations of our sense of time.  If you see it all, when things happen would become less significant, because the piece about whether things will happen is relieved.  So what about our common question, "Why do things take so long?"  Do they?  Against what standard (the standard of adulthood, mid-life, or our life-spans)?  If God is not as concerned about 'when' as He is about 'whether', then why should we fret about things like 'when'?

Why does this matter?  The timing-of-things seems to be a rather influential factor in how we think about, treat, pressure, and love others.  ...especially when it comes to our closer relationships, like family members.