I have had to go to airport twice within the last week; the first to see a very good friend and Aan’s BFF who was making a stopover at CLT. It was a great moment, even though brief. The second was to pick up another who was returning from out of state.
For the first meet, since I was to meet, I decided to put in for parking. It was new to me, so I chose the one which was readily available and met with her. The second was a pick up and we had synced my take off time to meet up with her arrival.
At exactly the time estimated by my google maps I left the lab and headed out, but along the way I started thinking about the possible airport delays and how I might arrive earlier and may have to pay for parking (again!). Since this was a pickup, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to be a “lirru” late. That way I was sure she would be ready when I arrived, instead of making several round trips or “paying for parking!”
I decided to branch by the nearest store to get some essentials, it was supposed to be a quick branch in, pick up and go. I accomplished the first two, but on getting to the checkout, I realised there was a long queue. While this fit into my “lirru late” strategy, it was going to delay me for much longer than would have been acceptable. In a last minute decision, I ditched the goods and dashed for the exit.
Interestingly, her flight landed earlier than expected and she sent a message while I was still 4 minutes away from the pickup. She was there just in time for me to smoothly make the pickup and head back.
How many times do we make plans to augment God’s thinking he may not come through in our expected time? The many little distractions that take us away and delay us from meeting up with his expectations for our lives. Many times we are not comfortable with parking and waiting for Him, or revolving around His promise in expectation .
God is always on time, we must also plan to ensure we meet Him, even if it meets waiting or parking. I am reminded of Saul who went ahead to offer up sacrifices in place of Samuel because he felt the pressure of the people and the moment. That singular act of missing God led to his losing the throne.
God is always on time!