Chill, your God is the author of time.

It is so easy to get caught up in the ‘rush of life’ as you grow up. Currently, my faith task is to buy a car. And after looking at different places for almost two weeks, my dad and I found a Hundai i10 which had the world’s cheapest monthly instalment for a brand you car. So we went ahead and filled all forms and presented all necessary documents. In the end, they approved, but the instalment amount was different, much higher than first stated. And you can imagine what they wanted to charge me for insurance considering that I recently received my licence.

So we sat there with my dad, calculating how much everything would cost, how much would be left over for the month if we signed the deal. Then we did what we always do when we both don’t know what to do, we called mom. She was in the middle of a meeting so she gave a rush answer, yes. Quick tip: if you want anything from my mother, call her when she’s in a meeting. My dad and I weren’t happy with the answer she gave us. Then he turned to me and asked me what I wanted to do. I sat there for a moment, considering all the facts. I looked to the bank representative, the car dealer, and then to my dad. “Let’s leave it.”

My mind asked me if I had gone crazy, I had been anticipating for this day, I was so prepared to drive the car back home, we even prepared space for it before we left. But in my spirit I felt I had made the right decision. And as we drove home, many thoughts went through my mind, and with that my heart began feeling downcast. After supper, in my Jesus-time, I read Joshua 10. The story of how God stopped the sun and the moon. I know scientifically that’s not possible since it’s the earth which revolves around the sun, but God accommodated Joshua’s weakness, He knew all the facts. As I read the story, my spirit heard God’s Spirit telling me to rest because time was not an issue to Him, He existed before time began, He is the author of time. Like he stopped time so Joshua could avenge his enemies, He could stop time for me to ‘catch up’. And so my heart starting jumping again. So what if all people my age have a car? That’s a lie from the devil anyway, not ALL of them have cars. There  are tons of people out there way older than me without cars. And besides, it’s not like I don’t have a car at all, Bruno’s still around. So I started looking into how God viewed my situation, and started rejoicing. I began being content with what I had and trusting Him for what I still desired.

One of my favourite quotations:

“There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest…” Hebrews 4: 9-11

So whether it's a car, a job, a university education, a spouse; whatever it is, don't rush into it, don't be pressurized by time; chill - you serve the Author of time!