Timing

I’m convinced that our biggest issue, when pursuing our dreams, is timing. We get this huge revelation of what we are supposed to do in life and we run with it, rarely taking the time to figure out what it requires. We develop this plan of how we will go about living out our dream, but in our plan there is just one factor — I. I will make a difference. I will change lives. I … I …. I. The problem here is that nobody in all of human history has ever accomplished anything alone — and if they claim to have, they are “big, fat” liars.

Since we live in a world surrounded by people, other people will always affect how we live out our dreams. So, not only do we have to be ready, but the people that will be impacted must be ready as well. This means we will almost always get the timing wrong when launching a business, writing a book, starting a movement, or whatever else we decide to do in our self-driven will.

The readiness of ourselves and the readiness of the people we are supposed to serve are directly related. More times than not, other people aren’t prepared for what we want to do and we aren’t prepared to do it in the right way. We become obsessed with the idea that the process depends on us and if we don’t do something now then nothing will ever happen. This mentality prevents us from contributing anything of worth to the world because it’s no longer about others, but about ourselves.

Timing is everything and it’s the one thing we have zero control over. The only one who knows your future is the Creator of time Himself, God. It may take another 20 years before you debut that music album, launch that non-profit, or travel to India. In the meantime, are you learning to trust God? Are you aware of the people around you? Are you aware of the people you are destined to serve? The process depends less on you than you think; so stop trying to do everything in your timing and trust in the timing of God.