What will you do with the extra day?
What will the extra day do to you?
A biblical take on wanting everything now, this week’s Truth in Two (full text below).
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FULL TEXT
All my life I’ve been impatient. When I was in junior high, I wanted to be in high school. When I was in high school, I wanted to be in college. When I was in college, I wanted to be in grad school. You get the idea. I have always been the kind of person who is looking twenty years into the future. “What’s next?” was the next question on my mind. Now that I’m older, my mindset has not changed. I’m still thinking about the future. But after sixty plus years of living, I have a little better understanding of what the prophet Habakkuk meant when he recorded The LORD’s words to him in chapter two and verse three, where God says, “If it seems slow, wait for it.”
Being told to wait does nothing for my impatience. But waiting does remind me of important truths about myself and God. (1) I want to be in control, but God is sovereign, He is in control. (2) I live in the moment, but God is everlasting. (3) If God is in control, if He is everlasting, then my responsibility is to fulfill my responsibilities and leave the results to God.
I am constantly reminded of Psalm 31.15, “My times are in His hands.” My time is not God’s time. My control of things yields to God’s control of everything. I have not always done a very good job of practicing these basic Bible beliefs. I may rebel against the slowness of God, against Habakkuk’s line “If it seems slow, wait for it.” But during February 2024 I am reminded of God’s faithfulness even in my estimation of His slowness. You see 2024 is a “leap year” meaning there is an extra day added to the calendar. I no longer ask, “What will I do with the extra day?” Now I ask, “What will the extra day do to me?” For Truth in Two, this is Dr. Mark Eckel, personally seeking truth wherever it’s found.
Thank you for your thoughtful insight Mark. In recent days I have been reminded of God’s grace and His faithfulness even in the midst of our struggles. God is good all the time and I’m reminded everyday of His mercies.