Daily writing prompt

What skills or lessons have you learned recently?

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My time and the right time rarely match. I want to know and to have the things that I want, right now, not later. I don’t want to wait. But right now is not the right time for everything. Some things are better when they age. They are more fully appreciated when they require the patience of waiting and hoping and trusting through many delays.

I’ve worked for, waited for, and hoped for some things for many years. I still have unfilled dreams. I used to be disappointed by that fact, but now I’m learning to rejoice that I still have much to live for. Even if I don’t experience all I’ve longed for in my life, hoping keeps me looking forward with excitement, not looking back in discouragement or looking around in worry.

I’m learning to surrender my timing to God. I wrote this poem this very morning before I saw this writing prompt:

Chronos to Kiros

The Bible demonstrates
That abandoned dreams,
Disappointments left behind
In chronological time,
Are sometimes resurrected
When least expected
So they can be fulfilled
In God’s opportune time.
Let Joseph, Abraham,
Hannah, Esther, David,
Moses, Zechariah, and Ruth
Reveal this hope-filled truth
And encourage you.