The Broken Clock

A Broken Clock

Be still, and know that I am God;Psalm 46:10

In my office, it is always 5:30. Never 2:15. Never 8:04.
It is always 5:30.
There is a broken clock in my office. People have such different reactions to it! Some look at it with a quizzical look on their faces. Others offer to fix it for us, but we always politely decline.

You see, our clock is broken on purpose. We took a perfectly good, functioning clock, broke it and hung it on our wall. What a huge blessing!

You see, that broken clock is a reminder of the perfection of God’s timing.

At first glance, it appears that the broken clock is worthless. The hands never move. It looks like nothing good is happening. But glance down at the bottom of the clock. The pendulum is still moving. Swinging left. Swinging right. The pendulum never stops.

In the dark days of waiting through your struggle with infertility, it feels like God’s plan for your family has ground to a halt.
No explanations from the medical community.
No prophetic utterances promising that long-sought after child.
Even in the silence of infertility, listen to the ticking of a broken clock.

God, like that pendulum, is still working and moving.
When it seems like nothing is happening, the pendulum of God’s timing is still swinging.
Buy a clock, break it and proudly hang it on your wall.
Let it serve as a reminder of the perfection of God’s timing.

(c) 2009 Sarah’s Laughter-Christian Support for Infertility & Child Loss