To Fully Trust God, We Need to Know God (4.25.14)

One would think, that by understanding the sovereignty of our Creator, patience and waiting would come a little more easily. Unfortunately, however, that's not always the case. Our human nature can make waiting for GOD's perfect timing a difficult thing to do. In fact, in the hustle and bustle of our frenzied lives, we often find it difficult to wait for anything or anyone. We want what we want now. And with our modern technological advances, we're often able to get what we want now. As a result, we are not only losing our patience, but also finding it increasingly difficult to discern GOD's timing.

Patience is a spiritual fruit (Galatians 5:22), and Scripture makes it clear that GOD is pleased with us when we display this virtue: "Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him" (Psalm 37:7), for GOD is good to those who wait for Him (Lamentations 3:25). 

And our patience often reveals the degree of trust we have in GOD's timing. 

We must remember that GOD operates according to His perfect and eternal schedule, not ours. We should take great comfort in knowing that, when we wait on the LORD, we receive divine energy and strength: "But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint" (Isaiah 40:31). The psalmist reiterates: "Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!" (Psalm 27:14).

Another key to understanding GOD's timing is trust. In fact, our ability to wait on the Lord is largely related to how much we trust Him. When we trust in GOD with all of our heart, forgoing reliance on our own, often erroneous understanding of circumstances, He will indeed give us direction (Proverbs 3:5-6). "The LORD's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts Him" (Psalm 32:10). 

To fully trust GOD, however, we need to know GOD. 

And the best way to know Him is through His Word. 

GOD's divine energy is released in our lives through His inspired Word (1 Thessalonians 2:13). The work of GOD's Word includes saving (Romans 10:17; 1 Peter 1:23), teaching and training (2 Timothy 3:16-17), guiding (Psalm 119:105), protecting (Psalm 119:11), strengthening (Psalm 119:28), and making us wise (Psalm 119:97-100). 

If we study and meditate on His Word daily, His timing will also become clear to us.