Today is the end of an era. My baby got her driver's license. Now I need to buy a new car because this one is hers and it has been hers since 2021, she just couldn't drive it alone. Some might say well she's 21 what took so long. And to those I say - zip it skippy! You have no idea! So I will tell you. I will remind you that God's timing is perfect and everything happens exactly when it's meant to and not a moment sooner. So here we go.
Anyone who has driven in that state of Florida can attest that they are the worst drivers around. The I4 is the most dangerous highway in the country. And they let kids get their licenses at 16 years old. Um, no. Not in my world. My sons were both licensed in Arizona where I believe it was 16 also. They did not get their licenses until I felt they were ready. My daughter was no different. My oldest and youngest were both very nervous behind the wheel. My middle son was born to drive, there was no hesitation at all. I never wanted to teach my children how to drive. I am not a very good teacher of things I have been doing practically my whole life. But there was no one else so I had to. But my daughter - well I tried to get my son and daughter in law to teach her, but she was really so anxious and it didn't work. So, I offered to get her driving lessons - nope - she was having none of that. So....we waited. I was praying for someone to come along and take this task off my hands, but no one was coming to rescue me. Luckily, she was in no hurry to get her license so it never was a big issues. When we moved from Florida to South Dakota something just clicked. She got behind the wheel the first time here and it was like she had been driving her whole life. There was no anxiety, there was no hesitation, she just did it. Which leads me to the point of this blog....when it's time (God's time) nothing will stand in the way. If you try to force things that are not in God's timing you will be met with obstacles and challenges and you will still get there if you're meant to - however it will be a tedious journey.
Surrendering everything to God's timing is second nature for me. But I had a conversation with my dearfriend the other day about trusting God to provide when you've spent most of your life being the person who provided for everyone else is not easy. I get that. For them the issue was financial - worrying about how to pay for things when there is just not enough money coming in. I spent most of my marriage telling my ex that God will provide and he would be furious with me, called me Pollyanna, Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm, several other not so nice things that I will not repeat. It was then that I started to realize my faith wasn't something everyone had. My daddy instilled so much faith in me and I didn't realize it then. He was not big on the bible or religion and his lessons felt more like just life wisdom than instilling faith, but looking back I realize that my dad really was a man of God (how I miss that man every day!) Side note, my daughter put on her ring with her Pop's dates on it alone today because she knew she needed just Pop to be with her while she drove the car he left her almost 4 years ago - he is the father every girl should have. Back to God's timing.
I was listening to a podcast the other day and they were saying that when you pray for something and it takes a really long time for God to answer, or maybe God just answers with a no - that is protection. Last week an amazing event unfolded so magically that I just couldn't help but be in AWE of how God took a cancelled appointment and made it into this magical event that put me where I needed to be at just the right time and an encounter with people that were definitely meant to be in my life and it was just such a God moment that I am not going to write about, at some point I will do a video about it - and it led to another meeting the next day that was completely unrelated but God meshed them together. Mind-blowing. If you look back at your life to certain times when you were told no by God or redirected and now it all makes sense, it should remind you that God's timing is perfect and you are not late or behind you are exactly where you are meant to be. Unless of course you are stubborn and don't listen and keep procrastinating - then....well then....God will forcibly move you or make life SO uncomfortable until you wind up where you are meant to. Trust - total reliance upon spiritual timing. And these days? They are not just a day in the life.