If I hadn't been there at that time, would I have met you? Would I have gone to that school, that church, taken that job, or bought that house? And is there a way to control timing? Or is it controlled by someone else? I know that I don't control it, how could I? I don't even know what is on the other side of time.
I believe (through my experiences in life) that God controls my timing. I say my timing because I am specifically talking about me--my life, my time on this earth. He knew when I would be born, into what household, what country, what income bracket, what year. He knew everything. So, my conclusion is that He controls the timing of everything in my life — all things.
I can look back on my childhood, and while my parents were making decisions for our family, God was still in complete control of me. He had a time for each and every circumstance that happened in my life. I believe that He handpicked the people that came into my life, and therefore He chose my husband for me. There was a precise moment when I walked into a room, looked up, and saw him. One moment--timing.
I think about timing a lot when I am driving, especially in traffic. I don't get anxious in traffic the way some do. I am a thinker--my brain goes into overdrive, and as I sit there, I always ponder this thought--
There is a reason I am sitting here and not there. I see it as a form of protection. If I had been ahead of God's schedule, maybe I would be the one in the accident up ahead rather than being the one waiting for the traffic to clear. Honestly--that's how my brain works. And if that's true--working in that same direction of thought--then it has to be true working in the reverse. Had I been the one in the accident--wouldn't that be God's timing for me too?
I like the idea of God's timing rather than my own. I feel safer that way. I don't feel the urgency to manipulate circumstances. I can rest in the knowledge that He has my best interests at heart and that He'll set up the right timing for everything in my life. Maybe I'm a little naive that way--relying on someone else to take control, but that's OK with me. I don't mind — because timing is everything.
I love the way it's described in the Bible:
For everything, there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.
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