Being On Time

Being on time is a matter of character. Of late, I have been exposed of my need to be punctual in doing things that need urgent attention. Sometimes, due to busy schedules and giving more priority to other things, I neglected some basic things that turned out to be something of urgent matter. I have learned important lessons in the matter of being on time. 

In our house, we have a water pump whose water level indicators did not indicate the water level correctly and the water tank alarm got malfunctioned. Therefore, water was pumped according to assumption, and every time it was pumped, the water overflowed. One day I finally decided to fix this myself and spent a couple of hours to figure out what actually went wrong with the water tank alarm. Then I discovered that water sipped into the wire connecting the water level detector. Then, I repaired it and solved the water overflow and over-pump problem. 

The ceiling fan in our bedroom had made a lot of noise. For months, we had been tolerating the awkward noises assuming that it could be a loose connection of some nuts and bolts. Finally, I decided to look at what the problem was and realized that it was not a mere nuts and bolts problem. Then I took it to a mechanic who fixed it within a few minutes. Problem solved!

In our office, we had an issue with Wi-Fi connectivity in the other office room. I tried to fix it a couple of times but the only solution seemed to be to have an extension for the other room. It was not fixed earlier as the serving ones were mostly working from home. Since they all have come back, I decided to solve it once and for all by creating an extension. It took me about an hour with the help of an electrician and an IT person to finally fix it.

Similarly, as the video training being conducted in India has switched to online webcast training mode, and that the churches in India decided to follow the schedule set by the one who conducts the training. We had to make arrangements to inform the churches in India early on time. For this, immediate action need to be taken and a fellowship was called to settle this issue. Through the help of the brothers, the fellowship was done.

In all these experiences, the Lord taught me an important lesson of being on time. Yes, the context may be to do things on time. In real life, I must be prepared to meet Him on time if He should return soon. I must be on time to deal with whatever needs to be dealt with in my life so that I may not regret it later, especially, when standing before the judgment seat.

Lord, prepare me and make me ready to be on time.