{"id":1159,"date":"2012-07-25T09:57:04","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T14:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wordsofwisdom\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2012-07-25T09:57:04","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T14:57:04","slug":"divine-delays-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wordsofwisdom\/divine-delays-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Divine Delays"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Weekly TimBit <\/strong>– Divine Delays<\/p>\n

During a speaking trip to Ireland last year to speak to a sales conference, my host shared with me one of the concepts that his father shared with him during his lifetime. I won't mention his name in the event he would want to remain anonymous but he will know I am not taking credit for this idea. John shared with me that there were over 3000 people at his father's funeral. His father truly positively touched many lives while he was alive.<\/p>\n

John said to me, "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." I gotta tell you, I just love this line. Now, I never knew John's father so I can't possibly know what he meant by that line so the best I can do is give it my interpretation.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally I have been reading a great book by Brenda Ireland (she's not Irish) called – "What is God Waiting For?" In the book she discusses the simple idea of Divine Delays. What's a Divine Delay? Well it's when we set goals, make plans and work towards objectives and nothing happens, rather it doesn't happen when we think it should or the way we want it to.<\/p>\n

As I look back over my life I can tell you that God must be laughing a lot. For years I have asked, told him, begged, groveled, pleaded – you name it – and I did this why? Cause It was what I thought I wanted or needed at the time. Well, I really did want it, but maybe getting it either when or how I asked for it wasn't in my long-term best interests or His ultimate plan for my life. I'm not talking here about fate, luck or destiny or even religion just how we live our life from one day to the next.<\/p>\n

All I can say is, "God, I am glad I was able to bring a little laughter into your routines because of my pleas and ravings."<\/p>\n

I believe in planning. I believe in setting goals and I believe in having objectives, but in the end there are many things that can have an uncertain impact on what the final picture of our life will look like and when or how.<\/p>\n

Health issues.
\n\t\tEconomic issues. 
\n\t\tUncontrollables.something better 
\n\t\tCareer issues.
\n\t\tBusiness issues.
\n\t\tFamily issues.
\n\t\tAnd more can all impact our life outcomes and plans.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite authors is Dan Millman. Dan is the author of several books but his most famous one is "The Way of The Peaceful Warrior". There were many tidbits that struck me as invaluable as I read this book the first time, but the major concept I took from this – that has stayed with me all these years is, 'release the expected and embrace the unexpected'. Put another way by another of my favorite authors, Oswald Chambers is, "The only thing that is certain in life is it's uncertainty." I'll leave the rest up to you . .<\/p>\n

But let me finish with a great concept – "Sometimes God doesn't give you what you think you want. Not because you don't deserve it but because you deserve something better."<\/p>\n

Make ita tremendous year, In His service, Tim<\/p>\n

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