Your schedule is no doubt full.  I know mine is.

Have you ever been running late to catch a flight only to discover it is has been delayed?  Have you ever “randomly” met someone and thought this conversation was meant to be?

I think we all have.

One lesson I have learned is that there are both divine appointments and divine delays.

When the divine delays takes place, sometimes the most spiritual thing we can do is hang in there.  These moments build spiritual endurance and character.  I also know they can be humbling moments that once again remind me that God is running this place.  Looking back, God’s delays irritated me at the moment but now I see them as pictures of His kindness and greater desires.

I think as leaders, we must take the time to understand His appointments and seize those moments.  Simultaneously, take time to understand the power of a delay.  This move will set you and me up for better opportunities to leverage our influence.  However, do not just sit idle in the delay.  Keep moving forward where the appointments are given.

I recently heard someone say that God often hides things so we don’t see them in order that we will see what is better.

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