Looking at Time

It's Saturday; the last day of a week that has whizzed by.

With every day on the calendar time seems to pass more quickly than years gone by.

So many paths yet to walk and the hourglass is sifting much too quickly.

Lately the Lord has been talking to me about time - His versus mine.

I've been looking through my study bible at favorite passages; marked verses when the Lord spoke to me through His Word.

In 2001 as I embarked on a new avenue of ministry, I was reading in Acts 1 when Jesus had commanded the Apostles not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for what the Father had promised as He had told them; the promise of the Holy Spirit.  When they gathered together they kept questioning Him, particularly in regard to restoring the kingdom to Israel.
He said to them,
 "It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority; but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." (Acts 1:7-8)

In the right hand margin I had written -
"wait";
timing is the Father's business;
the power belongs to God...the mission is God's;
Proclaim Jesus through word and deed;
He changes hearts.
On the preceeding page's margin I had written 1:8 and circled it, followed by this note:
Jesus says - "Start where you are".
Then I said - yes, Lord! In 2010 I affirm that response: yes, yes, Lord!

His timing is key in everything.
I have to remember to rest in Him as I go.  His grace is sufficient for me.
He will never take me where He won't be with me.
He goes before me preparing the way and comes alongside as I go.
I must remember not to run ahead but rather follow Him.

He has given me ALL the time He needs.

What time is it where you are in your journey?

Til next time, Judy