{"id":1331,"date":"2008-04-28T15:27:59","date_gmt":"2008-04-28T22:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2008-04-28T18:36:44","modified_gmt":"2008-04-29T01:36:44","slug":"blessings-and-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2008\/04\/28\/blessings-and-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Priesthood Blessings and God’s Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I had an experience that was not new to me. Nevertheless, it didn’t make it much easier. During this time, I had a blessing, assuring me that all was well and the outcome would be what I expected. Alright, I know this sounds cryptic, but this isn’t the real purpose of the post, it leads up to it.<\/p>\n

The blessing seemed to not hold true. What I was told, didn’t happen. Or at least, from my perspective (and pretty much every other human being who heard it would conclude the same).<\/p>\n

I spent a week being mournful and cranky. Not losing my faith, no, but still wondering what the heck was going on. Were my ears deceiving me? Do I no longer interpret spiritual answers? Am I not worthy to receive answers? (This last one suited the pity party I like to have when things don’t go my way).<\/p>\n

I came to a realisation. First, the same promise and answer had been given in 2 previous blessings for the same situation that ended up with the same outcome. The same answer also (or similar) came for a similar situation with a different outcome.<\/p>\n

And then my other realisation. The Lord does not work on my time, or your time or any human being’s time. He works on His own, which encompasses all time, past, present and future. So what I perceive as should be happening now<\/em>, on my own schedule, does not necessarily mesh with His schedule, or perception of scheduling. What has yet to happen for me, is a given, or rather will be and to Him, it is part of the current time.<\/p>\n

Isn’t a 1000 years as a day to Him? Then this makes sense to me. At least it gives me more understanding and comfort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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