God's Timing is Deliberate

I am finally getting it. I am learning that my plans are not His plans and that His timing is deliberate. A friend once told me of an experience she had during a parade. She and her husband were looking out an upper story hotel window, and they watched a parade coming down the street. They saw the band leader, all of the instruments, twirlers, beauty queens and fire trucks; at the same moment, they saw the beginning, middle and end of this parade as it passed by. She marveled at their perspective, realizing that those on the street were rather limited in their perspective--they saw segments of the parade as it unfolded without knowing what would be coming next or when it would end.

I have told God at various points through this experience exactly how it should go--exact days when it should happen. In His wisdom, He has overlooked my limited perspective and has asked me to simply trust that he has orchestrated this parade and will execute it as He knows is right.

I have let my emotions and my pain become idols before my God. I have let it steal my joy and rob me of valuable preparation time before life changes forever. I have to lay this Isaac on the altar before Him and trust that He will return him to me.

Forgive my impatience,

Change my outlook,

Restore unto me the JOY of thy salvation.