Continued Blogging

Even though I am finished with the original fast I am going to continue to blog on this post. I find writing to be cathartic, and it allows me to collect my thoughts. My goal is to continue fasting as God leads throughout the year, so I will add a few articles and sites to the blog that have been beneficial to me. Feel free to send any articles, praises, or thoughts for me to post at any time. So with that said...

God has really been revealing to me the concept of time. Someone said at church tonight, "God is always on time, just not always your time". Interesting how that works isn't it? In a society driven by efficiency, time is of the essence. I was listening to the daily audio bible today, more specifically, the story of Joseph. Joseph was 17 years old when God spoke to him in a dream and it wasn't until he was 30 years old that this dream came to fruition. During these 13 years Joseph was sold into slavery, falsely accused, put in prison, and separated from his family. Talk about waiting on God's perfect timing. I wonder if Joseph was ever bitter during those years? How many people would have given up on God's perfect plan during that time? Joseph later became the second most powerful man in the world. He lived another 80 years. I would guess that he later looked back at those 13 years with an acumen fondness- as a time which developed the root system for the enormous tree of his life.