Timing is NOT everything….by Pamela Ballard

You overheard a stock tip and made a lot of money and you thought “Man, I was in the right place at the right time.” You just landed a job through a stranger and feel like you came across a streak of good luck. So many times when a plan comes together or things fall into place, we often utter the cliché “timing is everything”. Is it?


Have you ever been driving on the highway, coming up to an exit and there is traffic exiting on the highway? The vehicles merging into traffic should wait until they have enough space to merge; but instead they just drive off the exit, into your line of sight expecting you to move over into the next lane. It forces you to pump the brakes and LET them in. Here, timing clearly isn’t everything.

Sometimes when you’re trying to make something happen, you have to be like that vehicle merging into traffic. Sometimes you have to make people notice you, let them see how serious you are and force them to LET you ‘get in where you fit in’. Life is not always a game where you sit on the sidelines and wait for a position to become exhausted before you’re sent in. Life is an experience everyday. In order to experience it, you have to do, you have to be. If there is something holding you back: lack of money, discouragement that lead to thoughts of doubt, or lack of resources examine where you are and where you want to be. What can you let go in order to pick up something that will allow you to advance? It may mean letting go of a part time job that adds stress and picking up a class to gain more knowledge. It may mean letting go of a person who pulls you down and picking up a real friend who pours into you with inspiration and motivation. It may mean sacrificing a little sleep in order to have more time in the day to complete your tasks. It may be for you stopping to rest and sleep to allow your body and mind to recharge.

Whatever it is, a sense of balance must exist. This takes some planning. There are some of you who say you don’t plan anything. Flying by the seat of your pants will not always guarantee landing on your feet, so be prepared to crash physically, financially, or emotionally. There has to be balance of work, play, love, devotion, and worship. There is no one thing or person that will get you to where you need to be. Its time to unlock yourself and interlock in right relationships with God, yourself, and others. What are you waiting for? The right place? The right time? Timing is NOT everything, but the time is NOW!