In my life, time has a way of getting out of control. If I could control time, I would be a very happy dude. My one question in life is, where does time go?
The other night, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I sat in the living room watching a little TV.
I then heard a deep sigh from the other resident in the room. Looking over I said, “Is anything wrong?”
Looking back at me with one of “her looks,” she said, “Why is it so hot?”
Sighing very deeply she said, “I just can’t stand all of this hot weather anymore.”
I waved my hand at her and said, “Oh, my dear, we are in Florida.”
Scowling at me, she said, “I know that, but it wasn’t this hot the other week.”
Chuckling on the inside, I responded, “Well, my dear, Spring is over and Summer is here. It’s the climate change, silly.”
One thing about a hot day is that you can’t do very much activity, especially outside. I was outside one day doing some things, and pretty soon, I could hardly breathe, and my energy had all but disappeared. I think it went inside.
I came in after that, got a nice glass of iced tea, and sat in my easy chair.
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage looked at me and said, “So, why are you in the house?”
Without thinking, which is my usual MO, I replied, “It’s just too hot outside for me.”
“Oh,” she said sarcastically, “so Spring has disappeared?” And then she said, “Do you think it just might be Summer.”
I hate it when what I say comes back to haunt me.
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage came the other day and said, “I’m going shopping, would you like to come with me?”
Usually, I have no way of getting out of going shopping with her. But the heat spell has given me a good excuse. “Oh my dear,” I said rather sadly, “I would love to but it’s just too hot out there for me and I cannot handle all that heat. I’m so sorry.”
Looking at me with one of her smiles, I knew what she was thinking. That was, I was using the heat spell to get out of going somewhere shopping with her. Although she loves shopping, it is certainly not one of my favorite activities.
When I think about the seasons of the year, everyone has something good to say about it. And, every one has something bad about it. I’m trying to learn to focus on the good aspects of a season. If I focus on the bad aspects, it just gets me down.
Every bad aspect has a good slant to it. My challenge is finding that good slant and using it for pleasure.
I thought of a verse in the Bible that addresses this. Psalm 31:14-15 — “But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God. My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.”
No matter my circumstances, I can trust God for my time today, tomorrow and forever. Spring comes, Spring goes but nothing changes as far as God is concerned. I’m in His hands.
Dr. James L. Snyder lives in Ocala, FL with the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. Telephone 1-352-216-3025, e-mail jamessnyder51@gmail.com, website www.jamessnyderministries.com
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