“Timing is everything.”  How often have you heard someone say that?  It may be a familiar phrase, but those three words hold true in many areas of life.

His whole life was attuned to his heavenly Father, honoring and following Him.

Each day is a new beginning in our pursuit of a meaningful life.  If we don’t prepare properly for that day, we often miss out on opportunities to live a life of purpose. 

Grandpa Burnett was always willing to lend a helping hand to a neighbor.  Sometimes, the neighbor might not even be aware of it.  I remember my mom saying this about her dad. 

“If your grandpa found a hole in his neighbor’s fence, he wouldn’t tell the neighbor.  Grandpa would just fix it himself.”

God desires a relationship with us. Yet, in that bond, He deserves our reverence.

It’s the end of a long hard day, and nothing went the way you planned when you awoke that morning.  The coffeemaker quit—you don’t have time to pick up coffee on the way to work because you are already late.  Overcast skies reflect your mood.  Entering the door of your office, someone has piled ten new files on your desk for you to tackle.  There is no time for lunch, so you grab a stale granola bar from your desk drawer.  On the way home during a rainy commute, your car gets a flat tire.  Starting to call for help, you realize you forgot to charge your phone last night, and it is out of battery power!  At the end of your rope, you exclaim, “I hate my life!”