When the time is not now...

We live in a world where everyone acts on impulse. When we want something, we do whatever we can to get it. Some people will make attempts within reason; others lose all sense of conviction and sound judgment. Still, no matter how hard we try or how badly we might want something, we don't get it simply because it is not the time. I choose to believe that we don't get what we often want because it is not God's will or His plan for our lives. It's these disappointments that comprise the realm of severe blessings. They hurt but are always for our own good. More often than not something else comes along that was better than what we wanted in the first place. The problem with such hopeful prospects is that they require waiting and thus an endurable amount of patience. We, as impatient creatures, don't know how to cope with these circumstances, so we quickly become so discouraged that we fail to grasp the definitive anchor of hope that comes with waiting: the future. We may not get what we want right away, but we have no right to lose hope as long as there is a future. What would be the point of life if it was a dead end road? What we want may take time and we might not get what we wanted in the first place. But somehow things never fail to work out in the end. It's truly these severe blessings that make God so real and so close. But as long as there is a tomorrow, there is hope.