Taking Time For a Do-Over
I had my orthodontist appointment today and
made a discovery, I had taken a step back in my invisalign braces instead of a
step forward. They were double checking that I was ready for set #24 out of #49
aligners and as I checked, the one I was wearing was #21 instead of #23. Apparently
when I took the current set off for a meal, I accidentally replaced them with an
older set. Bottom line is that I took a step back in my treatment instead of a
step forward. I went back home to find the right set, and got back in line with
my treatment plan. But I am frustrated that I have to take the time for a
do-over.
Sometimes do-overs are necessary so that we
can get it right. In my orthodontics process I can’t catch up with where I am
supposed to be in my treatment until i get caught up with the aligners in the
right sequence. It is the only way to get it right. If I jumped into the set I
was scheduled to be in today the pain would be incredible and the work on my
teeth would be forced at a pace that would miss some of the slower, small work
that is needed. How many times do we want the same thing in life? We want the quantum
leap to being done, without taking the time to take the small steps to get the
details right.
I am not real happy with myself that my
oversight has cost me time in my journey. In the long run it has only cost me
two weeks, but the frustration to me is feeling like I all ready had that done
and now I have to do it over! My response to this; take the time necessary to
get it right, even though I don’t feel like I have the time at my disposal. I
have to rearrange my plans to make the process work. God has a way of rearranging
our lives for the very same thing. Making us do the heavy lifting of getting it
right so we are fit for a lifetime, not just for a moment.
“At
the time, discipline isn't much fun. It always feels like it's going against
the grain. Later, of course, it pays off handsomely, for it's the well-trained
who find themselves mature in their relationship with God. “ Hebrews 12:22, The
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