Have you ever had a appointment you’ve had to cancel or reschedule by no choice of your own? Well, most of you know that my husband has a tradition of going out on Christmas Eve doing most of our Christmas shopping. This year it didn’t happen that way. With the economy being what it has been for the last several months and my husband being on a 4- day work week for several months we had already warned everyone that Christmas would “not” be what it has been in the past. Finances were just not there for it as it had been in the past. So….we set out on a new venture this year and went shopping the day after Thanksgiving, which my husband had never done before! First time for everything they say!! We initially went for one thing that they had on a “great sale” for our son. We had been watching the papers closely for the best sales we could get with the finances we had. We ended up doing the vast “majority” of our shopping that day at one store!!. We were to excited that we had it almost done, but were more excited that we were able to use the change we had saved during the year to shop with!! What a blessing!!! However, as the next few weeks unfolded it became clear to us the reason things happened the way they did! It was a very different Christmas season than we’d ever been accustomed to.
Many know the change in plans, interruptions if you will, and unscheduled events my family and I have had in the past couple of months. But if not, we had three funerals in two weeks, one of which was my husband’s mother, another a dear friend and church member and if that weren’t enough the elderly lady who lives with us ended up in the hospital for two weeks in the middle of all of it! There would have been no time for any shopping in the middle of all that going on, but God, in all His divine wisdom, knew what would be going on. I’m so grateful that God knows everything that’s going on before we do and He can make provisions that we know nothing about.
At some point in everyone’s life schedules have to be changed and appointments have to be cancelled or rearranged! Interruptions happen!! My hope is that everyone has their appoinment scheduled for Heaven. It’s important to get that done in advance, just like we did with our Christmas shopping. God has made provisions for you also to get that done. Every day of your life is another opportunity to “take time out” of your schedule and pencil God in. Well, actually once you’ve “penciled” him in, He puts you in with His “permanent” ink!!! God has carefully orchestrated an appointment for us that we will “have” to keep and it may very well intefere with our other schedules and appointments just like it did with ours, my mother-in-laws and our dear church member. It was an appointment that they had no idea they would keep on the day they did, but when God called their name, they were ready to step up and take their turns. So, instead of getting irritated that your schedule had to change, just know that our Father knows what’s best for us. And, while you’re planning your life, make sure you put God in your schedule so when it’s time for your appointment with God it won’t be dreaded but a greatly anticipated one!! You can be very sure, He has an appointment with you that you “will” keep no matter what you have “penciled” in. At that point a major interruption will come! A joyous one if you know Him!!!
“And it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement…”
Hebrews 9:27
Many know the change in plans, interruptions if you will, and unscheduled events my family and I have had in the past couple of months. But if not, we had three funerals in two weeks, one of which was my husband’s mother, another a dear friend and church member and if that weren’t enough the elderly lady who lives with us ended up in the hospital for two weeks in the middle of all of it! There would have been no time for any shopping in the middle of all that going on, but God, in all His divine wisdom, knew what would be going on. I’m so grateful that God knows everything that’s going on before we do and He can make provisions that we know nothing about.
At some point in everyone’s life schedules have to be changed and appointments have to be cancelled or rearranged! Interruptions happen!! My hope is that everyone has their appoinment scheduled for Heaven. It’s important to get that done in advance, just like we did with our Christmas shopping. God has made provisions for you also to get that done. Every day of your life is another opportunity to “take time out” of your schedule and pencil God in. Well, actually once you’ve “penciled” him in, He puts you in with His “permanent” ink!!! God has carefully orchestrated an appointment for us that we will “have” to keep and it may very well intefere with our other schedules and appointments just like it did with ours, my mother-in-laws and our dear church member. It was an appointment that they had no idea they would keep on the day they did, but when God called their name, they were ready to step up and take their turns. So, instead of getting irritated that your schedule had to change, just know that our Father knows what’s best for us. And, while you’re planning your life, make sure you put God in your schedule so when it’s time for your appointment with God it won’t be dreaded but a greatly anticipated one!! You can be very sure, He has an appointment with you that you “will” keep no matter what you have “penciled” in. At that point a major interruption will come! A joyous one if you know Him!!!
“And it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement…”
Hebrews 9:27
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