Living at God's Speed; Healing in God's Time, by Charles W. Sidoti

Most of us have a difficult time allowing God to work on God’s time and to put aside our personal time line. God listens to our wants and needs and He is faithful in His own time, however, trusting God is one of the hardest things we can do in our lives. His timing is definitely not our timing!

We must continue to be spiritually prompted and reminded to be aware of the difference between chronos (the time of clocks and calendars) and kairos (the appointed time in the purpose of God-in short God’s time). And most importantly, to understand that chronos and kairos do not run concurrently!

So, how do we strive to keep our time schedule and time frame under God’s while trying to reduce our stress level? The self help book market is overflowing with tools and techniques to transform our lives. However, the methodology of Sidoti and Feinstein is not based on new age philosophies.  This becomes apparent to the reader as the book opens with a beautiful prayer:

Free me, Lord, from the inner bondage and endless cycle of what I think needs to happen before I can be happy. Free me, Lord, from my idea of the solution. Help me to wait with open-ended joyful expectation; and help me to experience your peace. –Charles Sidoti

Living at God’s Speed, Healing in God’s Time is arranged into four sections representing key aspects of spiritual growth. Following each reflection is a short “Connecting Point” which helps the reader to relate what they have read to their personal life. This is followed by a short prayer. Sidoti and Feinstein, writing in everyday language with the use of amusing anecdotes, have put together an impressive work. It makes for an engaging and thought-provoking read!

In this simple, yet beautifully written book the proclamation that God is at work in the everyday world permeates the pages. The authors challenge the reader to “see things differently” and urge us to open our eyes and our hearts to see irrefutable evidence that we can let go of our worries if we only become aware of God’s presence in our lives and in the universe and to live in kairos.

Book Review by Carol Ann Gall

Moving forward I choose to live on God’s clock. I pray you do the same also!