Hello, dear one!
Throughout the year, you may hear people say things like I wish I can work less and travel more, I wish I’m feeling good enough to finish my project, or I wish my kids are independent on their own.
The good news is that your wish is heard and granted, at God’s clock.
Your job is to trust His time.
Here is my story of trusting Divine timing, not begging for mine.
As a Toastmasters Internationals club president, our club was only one member short of entering the distinguished status. And this must happen before the end of June.
All eyes were on me, the leader of the club.
Beginning May, with my big EGO (edging God out), I invited many people in my circle to our club meetings and followed up on every guest diligently.
Nothing happened.
The more desperate I was, the more I became the smelly and needy selfish leader. One by one, they declined my desperate sales offer.
Around mid-June, I turned to Divine Intelligence, the Source, the Creator, the Supreme Power, and Universe-at-large: I cannot make it happen on my own.
Help me! Whatever the outcome is what it’s supposed to be for my club.
I surrendered to God.
I took a break and a short vacation.
On my vacation, I received an email from my exhilarated club leader.
One member brought in her husband as the last member. Her husband’s club was recently closed, and he was looking for a new club to join.
This all happened three days before the end of June.
When there is no way, God’s way is ingenious. My job is to trust and stay buoyant in Him.
I learned this from Noah’s patience in the Bible (Genesis 8).
After God flooded the earth for 40 days to eradicate all evils, Noah wanted to return to earth and wasn’t sure if it was ready.
He opened the window of the ark and sent out a raven. The raven kept flying back and forth because the water was still being dried up on earth.
Noah waited.
He then sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground. It was still wet, and the dove couldn’t put its feet on the ground. Noah brought him back.
Noah waited for seven days, he sent out the dove again.
When the dove returned, he brought back a freshly plucked olive leaf in his beak.
Noah knew the water had receded on earth.
He waited another seven days and sent out the dove again.
This time, the dove didn’t come back.
The earth was ready. Noah’s time arrived.
Whenever you run into resistance or things are not going your way. Give God a try. Your spiritual clock is often different from your physical clock.
What needs to happen will happen.
Keep on keeping on with your faith in the Supreme Intelligence. When it gets tough, here is a quote from Rumi that will inspire you:
It is your road, yours alone.
Others may walk it with you.
But no one can walk it for you.