30 April 2017 (Sunday)
Today after church as usual we went to the nearby park for some outdoor time while Jean-Luc takes his morning nap. It's during this moment the Lord reminded me of this song as I was praying - In His Time (He Makes All Things Beautiful in His Time).
Being a stay at home mum and nursing a teething child are not easy. Not only physically one has got to be strong but emotionally too as your patience will be tested but I have been quite good in keeping my emotions in check and remain calm most of the time so as not to say or do things I might regret later.
There are times when I feel like turning back the clock and relive my single-hood days as life is more carefree. I was able to sleep through the night which many of us had taken for granted prior to having children. I can go anywhere, do whatever I want whenever I want to. Now that I'm married with a child, whatever I do is no longer about me anymore but have to consider my husband and baby son.
As we all know no-one in this world is perfect even though one might thinks he or she is right. When there’s disagreement or conflict of character and thoughts either with your spouse, colleague, boss, friend, children, etc we might think "what if I'm still single" or "what if I waited a little longer and married somebody else" or "what if i waited a bit more for another job instead of jumping on the first job offer that came i might have had a better boss and/or colleagues with better job prospect and salary", etc.
But, you know what, even if I am given the opportunity to turn back the clock I will not want to change what God has done for me. I am grateful to God especially for my family (my parents, my brother and his family, my husband and my son) as I've grown and learnt a lot more now that I'm married with a child and that's made who I am today.
We've got to realise that the husband or wife you're with at this moment is not a coincidence or a mistake but an opportunity in making us a better person. If anyone thinks he or she is "perfect" try getting married and you'll realise you're not perfect after all and still have plenty of room for improvement. Much more you'll discover of yourself and your spouse once children come along. When you have children it changes you even more. All these are no coincidence as it's all part of God's plan for our growth and maturity. So no point of us being angry and in regret for the decisions we made in life.
Patience, humility, forgiveness and serving are important elements in any relationship and trusting God with our lives and its challenges in the midst of discouragement require divine revelation knowing that God has made all things (good, bad and worst times of our lives) beautiful in its time (Ecclesiastes 3:11a).
So whenever your "what ifs" moment come when discouraged with people at work, in your ministry, relationship, etc do know they are placed in your life for a purpose. It's not a coincidence so fix our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). Finally let us be reminded of this - God has made all things beautiful in its time and season in our lives.
In His Time
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