“He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 Amplified Bible
Saturday night (or very early Sunday morning) it’ll be time to readjust my clocks 1 hour backward. And I’m looking forward to it! It is this time of year I get to gain that hour of sleep, stolen from me last spring, when I was forced to move the clock 1 hour ahead! Time changes are tough! They interrupt my body’s natural rhythm. And I need all the rhythm I can get!
Yesterday, as I was reading my Bible and contemplating, I ‘memory drifted’ while looking back on my life. Hearing that wherever you go… there you are, I was feeling VERY blessed. Looking back from where I came, I know I had never imagined that where I am, is where I’d be! For me, that makes loving God SO easy! Turning back to look helps me to better see ahead!
I’ve always loved this Bible verse because it seems to capture my whole life, put it into a time capsule and then bury that sense of wonder inside my heart. Unlike real time capsules that have a ‘wait time,’ I can open mine at any time. Each time I take the time to do that, I am even more blessed by God and His beauty, in and around me, AND His loving purpose for me!
When I looked yesterday, I had the sense of ‘OOOOOO!’ Like looking at a beautiful sunset, there is no better sound than that. Then realizing that His purpose for me has always been right on track, yet still just a small part of forever, I felt ‘Ahhhhhhhh!’ Seeing the world’s confusion and not knowing what’s going on, all I can grasp is the wonder of ‘Wowwww!’
My heart, as does EVERY heart, KNOWS! It knows how small and insignificant I really am. But that God Himself is in the process of making me, to present me, as His greatest gift to His Son… Jesus Christ! I have a past that He has used (sins erased), a present that seems to be very Biblically active, looking forward to a time and place where everything will come together for His ultimate eternal purpose!
In my High School Yearbook one of the questions we had to answer as seniors was, “what is your favorite season and why.” I had written, “Fall – because it’s a cool time to think!” Then as now, I can honestly say… yes it is! How are YOU doing with then, now and later? Are you looking at your life through God’s lens? Enjoy your extra hour and think about it!
