In Good Time - Connect Groups
Introduction
Introduction
In the present we talk about having a good time. In the past we look back to the good times, sometimes ‘the good old days’. In the short term we talk about it being ‘a good time’ to act, the timing is right to do something, and in the longer term we talk about things happening ‘all in good time’. But what makes these times good? What makes this current moment good? What makes our memories good? How do we know when the time is good to act? And when exactly will we reach ‘all in good time’?
Our God is the God of all time and all times. Good times and bad times. The passage of time weighed and balanced through the universe — measured in revolutions of the Earth — gives us a way of moving and understanding movement, of perceiving the world. Time flows and we flow with it! We’re not static and neither is God. God is always moving. What does it mean to move through time with God, someone who is beyond our understanding of time? God has a unique perspective on our memories of the past, longings for the future, and experiences in the present.
Can becoming more self-aware and God-aware help us to rediscover the good times? Can being open to the working and moving of the Holy Spirit help us to act in good time? Can striving and persevering and finding our flow state help us to have a good time? Do the acts of celebration and worship in our lives give us a glimpse of what ‘all in good time’ could mean for us? And, when is it a good time to turn to God?
