How tempting it is to move at our own pace, usually quickly through times of discomfort or uncertainty, and back to what we know or want. We often brush over the times of waiting or wandering, and see only what's next. Yet waiting and wandering is where we hear from God what truly should be next. Our temptation is to go out from these times in haste, but we miss the grace that falls in the waiting, and we forget that God is the one who has the perfect timing in all things.
God is the one who takes the first step, and then encourages from behind when the step seems frightening. When we rush through to find some sort of settling, we get ahead of the path. God goes before and invites us into the perfect future he has designed for us. As a loving father, he knows when the time is right, when we are ready, and when all the pieces are in place. It's hard to slow down.
A runner needs to know the course ahead in order to set a pace. And yet, we are not the ones who know the course ahead. We're not the ones to set the pace, to start off fast only to loose steam, or to fail to calculate the distance. It's grace that we walk behind someone who does, and in front of one who can pick us up when we grow weary. When we try to rush ahead, we find ourselves out of place, and no further along on the true path than where we were, needing to backtrack to find the real direction.
With God's perfect timing, "You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace" Isaiah 55:12
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