In a Hurry

Everybody is in a hurry...except for Monte. He is not in a hurry--ever!! Even when he's talking or telling a story, there's tons of pauses so your not sure if he's done or if he forgot was he was saying. After 27 years I'm still not sure! He doesn't like to be in a hurry & doesn't like when he's being rushed, so our "date night" on Friday was not very relaxing for him. We start out at the FCHS homecoming parade. Anybody that's been in town during parade time, especially homecoming parade, knows how crazy it is. We went to see Nat on the junior float as the dancing Christmas tree. He's trying to find a place to park, people are everywhere. He decides we should watch from Dairy Land, the parade doesn't go down that far!! So Rosenburg parking lot it is. He says, "this is crazy!!" I said, "this is small town homecoming my dear!!" Parade over, we are on our way to Batesville for an exciting night of Goodwill & krogering. We are on St Mary's Road & there's a car behind us--right behind us--just about on our bumper. They also thought, maybe, we were racing in the Indy 500. Monte was not happy to say the least!! Then we go to the Goodwill store, everything is 1/2 off--let me say that again--EVERYTHING IS 1/2 OFF. Everybody from Batesville & all surrounding counties was taking advantage of those prices. So after about 10 min of someone "pushing" him down all the aisles he was in he said, "I'm going to the car." On to to Krogers. It's Friday nite, after 6:00 p.m, it was crowded, carts were loaded. We didn't need to much, thank goodness, b/c after about 20 min of trying to avoid people, carts, & running kids he said, "I'm going to stand & look at magazines & I'm going to take up the entire aisle!" "Okay precious!!" I finished & we're back on the speedway, I mean St Mary's road & he's talking about how crowded everything was, how if people left early enough (I know that was a jab to me, I'm always running late & he's ALWAYS saying that to me) they wouldn't have to drive or act the way they do. So that got me thinking to timing, & how I'm so glad that Gods timing is different than ours. He doesn't run on our time schedules. His ways & thoughts are higher & better than ours (Isaiah 55:8&9) He doesn't rush through anything & He's not so slow that He forgets. I think it's so important to remember this. To stop our busyness & take a breathe--Gods breathe--& just let Him move & do in us what needs to be done. The next verse really put it in the light for me & I pray it does you also. That we'll remember God desires for each of us to be w/ Him in eternity & so being to slow or to fast makes no difference to Him, all that matters, really counts is His timing. And His timing for each of us might be different but that's okay b/c it's going to be perfect for each of us & that's what's important....you & Him!!! 2Peter 3:9- The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient w/ you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.