There are certain phrases that make me chuckle.
One of them that I heard being referred to is don’t get ahead of yourself
It was something I heard whenever I got excited about something that I was going to do, or something I was going to get that I really wanted. Typically my Mum would say that I could expect something at a particular point in time and my over-exuberant response to that would have her give me those words.
At first I thought those words were silly. But experience soon showed the great wisdom in it. The wisdom to wait. The wisdom to allow anticipation and expectation to not overrule the sense of engagement in the waiting process. The wisdom to reach myself in time, rather than get ahead of myself and spoil everything.
The sense of urgency does not necessarily indicate a sense of haste. The eagerly awaited promise will come. That is not to be seriously placed in jeopardy. The only issue will be about our place when the promise comes. Will we be there or gone ahead and miss it and miss out?
My Dad once more embodied the best approach I’ve seen so far. The approach that says there is no hurry – that which will come, will come. He that is on His way will arrive in the fullness of time. It’s a good reason for exuberant praise and celebration and it’s a good reason to settle down and wait.
Wait, rather than getting ahead of myself.
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Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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