When we think of the term prime time, it’s usually in connection with the time the best shows are to air on television. Sort of like putting your best foot forward. The time when the most massive audience will be watching television shows. As an audience, we expect the best from the networks. Techopedia has a definition for “not ready for prime time” or “not yet ready for prime time” which is as follow: “Implies that a system or product is not fully finished or not designed in a way that will help it to compete in a current market.” So I know you are wondering where am I going with this.
One day I was in conversation with someone, and she was sharing about her early courting days with her husband. In our conversation, she shared that when he first asked her to marry him, she felt he wasn’t ready for “prime time” as she called it. Well, you know what happened next. I was inspired to write a post on the subject. When I thought about prime time in the usual sense, I knew it meant showcasing the best shows at the time when most people were available.
As we talked further, I began to gather new thoughts in another direction. When we choose to accept a marriage proposal, we should consider first am I getting the best. I think we sometimes don’t even think that far, we only live in the now and get caught up in the frenzy of getting married. We want to be engaged. We want to say, “I have a man who wants to marry me!” Sometimes women are willing to settle for a pair of pants without regard for the long term outcome. Sometimes it’s all about how handsome the man is, how tall he is, the job he has, but are those grounds for a good marriage? Let me tell you, this gentleman was tall, good looking and working, but she looked beyond all of that to see that he wasn’t ready at that point to be a husband. She didn’t worry about whether or not he would stick around or run off to someone else. She considered the cost to herself if she married someone who wasn’t marriage material at the time.
By waiting, being patient and prayerful God prepared him for “prime time.” They have been married now for many years. He is a good husband, and they have a beautiful family. When she felt he wasn’t ready for prime time and she made a stand that she wouldn’t accept anything less, she was saving herself from what could have been a lot of heartaches. People are always quick to say, “There is no perfect marriage.” We know that there will be ups and downs, but one should never stop trying to perfect what they have. Part of the perfecting begins before the actual marriage. Don’t settle for what surely may be problematic in the long run. As always seek God first, listen to Him and abide by His will and not our own. If we do that and wait for “prime time,” we will experience less heartache and enjoy the life God has given us. For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Psalms 84:11. I’ll be back next week with a new post, “When all you hear is Silence!”
Be encouraged, and God bless!
Sister Jackie
Amen. Timing matters! Thanks for sharing.
Yes it does! God bless you!
Jackie, thank u sooo much for this message, “Waiting for Prime Time”! This is a must read for my daughter & her 30–something girlfriends!
Thank you so much for sharing and yes pass it on. We all can learn a lesson here. God bless you!
Once again you’ve challenged us to look beyond the surface; wait on a “God Man” not a “Frankenstein”,
(Frankenstein was man made) and while we’re waiting for him to be prime time, let’s allow God to reveal, heal and seal those virtuous qualities in us.
Amen! Amen! and Amen again! No more monsters ladies. Let’s wait for what God has for us, which is prime time at it’s best! Thank you so much for sharing my sister.
Sandy
Sis Jackie,
Wow, you’ve shared a different perspective within the context of this narrative.
I will be prayerful and mindful when making “prime time” decisions in “real-time”. I will work on being better attuned to “God-speak” through signs that he always releases in the universe.
In the meantime I will be patient and wait.
Good thoughts about the subject. Yes, our “real time” important decisions should not be made without first petitioning God through prayer. Patience is the key to gaining the best results. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you my sister.
I’m definitely going to share this with my girlfriends!
Please do! Thank you for sharing and God bless you!