There is a Right Time

Happy New Year,

This past Monday Rayray invited me over to her house for breakfast and to help out with a very special photo shoot.  Her dog, or allow me to correct that statement, her daughter, Blue Bear, is pregnant and about to give birth.  My amazing daughter-in-law, Lis, who until now was mostly in the business of photographing humans, agreed to this wackiness.  

For over two hours Blue Bear was posed in front of flowers hanging from a wood fence, placed in a papasan chair, and/or laid on a throw surrounded by tea lights, cushions, and vases in an effort to capture this special season in her life.  Blue's  husband, Tucker, wandered in and out several times, and as much as Rayray tried, she could not get him to lovingly place his paw on Blue's swollen belly.  I also lost track of how many times Lis walked up to Blue then softly tiptoed backward while trying to keep Blue's eyes on the camera only for Blue to waddle away.  It really was a supreme effort, and I must admit it was fabulous and about the cutest thing I have ever seen! 

When it was all over, Rayray exhaled, turned to me, and said, "Okay! Now I wish the puppies would hurry up and be born already." 

What? Literally less than a week left, but I get it.  For the past few weeks she and Emilio have been preparing.  Towels, syringes, goat's milk, blankets, a whelping pool, puppy toys, vet appointments...

Everyone is ready and waiting, but...

Ecclesiastes 8:6 "There is a right time and way for everything."

God made it so that the right time for Blue is in the next couple of days.  Any sooner would not be healthy, nor any later. 

This truth applies to us as well. Many of us are ready and waiting right now for some much-needed answers, but God always does things at the right time. 

Let's tell Him we trust His timing.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We are waiting for answers from You, and as far as we are concerned, we are ready today.  Even so, we apply the truth of Your Word to our circumstances and declare that we want our answers at the right time  -  not our time, but Your time.  Keep us strong, encouraged, and faithful as we wait for the very best from You. In Jesus' name, AMEN.