Timing is Everything

I'm sure that most of you have heard this song from the hit movie "Country Strong". In case you haven't, here are my favorite lines:

 

You know I've had close calls
When it could've been me
I was young when I learned just how fragile life can be
I lost friends of mine
I guess it wasn't my time
Timing is everything

And I could've been the child that God took home,
And I would've been one more unfinished song
And when it seems a rhyme is hard to find
That's when one comes along
Just in time

 

 

The first time I heard this, I had an emotional breakdown. I can relate to these lyrics in so many ways. My life has been full of heartache & loss. I often wonder what the reasoning or lesson is that I'm supposed to be learning. But, just when I think I'm at a breaking point, something is there to save me.

We sometimes overlook blessings that God sends our way. I'm a firm believer that He doesn't take away without substitution. It may not be something that happens automatically or as quickly as we would like, but you just have to be patient.

 

I'm am not confessing to be the most spiritual person in the world; I know there are areas in my life that could use some MAJOR clean-up. I do believe, however, that God has a plan for me. And that through that plan He has accounted every heartbreak, tear, pain, and conviction that I have had to bear. He has molded and shaped me into the person that I am today. Everything happens for a reason.

 

The timing of these "happenings" are completely out of our control. Just when we think we have it all together, the rug gets snatched from under our feet. My belief is that God is trying to keep us on our toes. Keep us from taking advantage of the things He has given us. It's sad that sometimes we as humans have to have something or someone taken from us before we realize how much it meant.    

  
With that being said, take the time to let your family and friends know how much they mean to you. Knowing that somebody sincerely cares for them may be something to help them through the day. A few kind words can make a world of difference. And after all, timing is everything...