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⌛ Trusting Timing Over Urgency

September 25, 2026•1 min read

Not everything needs to happen now.

In The Trials of Wisdom, moments of delay are not obstacles—they are part of the process. What feels like waiting is often preparation.

Timing shapes outcomes.

“What is rushed may be incomplete; what is timed well becomes complete.”
— Book of Heaven, Chapter 9, Verse 13

In our own lives, urgency can feel necessary.

We want progress now.
We want answers now.
We want resolution now.

But wisdom trusts timing.

It recognizes that readiness matters.

Because what happens at the right time…
has greater impact than what happens too soon.

🔥 In the next post: Faith during delay.

Stay with us on the journey through The Trials of Wisdom.

D.Scott Lofthouse

D.Scott Lofthouse

D. Scott Lofthouse has lived a life defined by service — as a law enforcement officer, military veteran, educator, and author. His journey from the streets of Anchorage to the quiet mountains of Utah reflects both discipline and faith, courage and reflection. He began his career in 1986 with the U.S. Air Force, serving in Belgium, Guam, and Alaska as a Law Enforcement Specialist and Investigator before joining the Anchorage Police Department in 1993. Over the next two decades, he became Alaska’s foremost authority on gang intelligence, serving as the primary Gang Intelligence Officer for the state and working closely with the FBI Safe Streets Task Force. His professionalism and leadership earned numerous commendations, including multiple Chief’s Letters of Recognition and a Mayor’s Certificate of Appreciation. A natural teacher, D. Scott also served as an adjunct professor of criminal justice at Charter College and lectured on gang investigations, leadership, and internet safety across the country. His years of service instilled in him a deep understanding of humanity’s dual nature — the constant tension between darkness and light — a theme that lies at the heart of his writing. Now retired from law enforcement, D. Scott lives in Utah, where he continues to write and teach. His fantasy series, The Chronicles of the Sacred Kingdom, beginning with The Trials of Unity, explores the moral and spiritual dimensions of courage, leadership, and redemption. A devoted father and grandfather, he draws daily inspiration from family, faith, and the quiet majesty of the mountains that surround him.

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