HABITUALLY LATE!
Matthew 25:13
“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”
Recently I was called upon to officiate at a funeral service for a man in his early fifties. As the time for the service approached there was some concern among the members of the family. The wife of the deceased had not arrived.
Someone called her on their cell phone and she assured them that she would be coming in just a few minutes. The scheduled time for the service came and went and still the wife had not arrived. As you can imagine it is impossible to conduct a service without such a significant person present. We were told that she was always late. Finally an hour late, the wife came through the door.
Not only that, she sat down in the reception area and began to visit with family members who had to urge her to get into the chapel for the service to begin—an hour late! It was not being fashionably late, it was being thoughtlessly late!
So how do we go about breaking the terrible habit of being late? The answer is prior planning. Determine how much early you want to be. (By being early you take pressure off people who are depending on you). Once you know the time you need to be there, subtract the travel time involved, the dressing, fussing and fixing time. Hours before, begin your countdown clock. (For instance, I have four hours left, then three and so on.) Get out the door and enjoy the shock on people’s face when you are actually early. It will be priceless!
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
– – – Pastor Cecil
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