GOD’S TIME

AFTER SPENDING FOUR DAYS at a conference full of ideas, imagine my surprise when, after returning to my dear home and my own dear bed, the first thing I read about was slowing down to leave room for God.

EACH MORNING BEFORE ATTENDING MEETINGS, my husband and I prayed our special Lenten prayers, including one for our little company and our well-loved employees. That done, we raced to the breakfast gathering. Ideas for improving our business came at us at warp speed. I could almost hear a sonic boom.

BY THE LAST DAY, I found myself working out the initial steps in a business plan. In the weeks before the meeting I had felt helpless to make a difference in the shortfalls that seemed to have plagued us for nearly a year, and after only three days I had awakened far too early in an effort to capture these new ideas before they fled. That’s how prayer is sometimes—a little dangerous.

AND THEN, ARRIVING HOME, I hear an unmistakable voice: “Leave time for God.” It’s the best advice I received all week.

PRAYER—that moment when I am aware of accompanying God on His journey—refreshes me, keeps me ready for the challenge. Even though I only allow cancer the backseat in my life, it’s enough of a presence to remind me that each day is a gift . . . a new beginning . . . and one I’m lucky to have.

THERE MAY COME A DAY WHEN CANCER DEMANDS and gets the driver’s seat, and I must be prepared to make my way to my true home. Prayer is how I do that.

SO, NO MATTER HOW THRILLING NEW IDEAS may be, no matter how demanding the business plan may become, I will leave time for God. Because I know that my time in this life is just rehearsal for my time in the next.

You’re blessed. Be a blessing!