In God's Timing (8.30.15)

Faith Believers,
The first thing we need to understand about GOD's timing, is that it is perfect, just as all of GOD's ways are perfect (Psalm 18:30; Galatians 4:4). GOD's timing is never early, and it's never been late. In fact, from before our birth, until the moment we take our last earthly breath, our sovereign GOD is accomplishing His divine purposes in our lifetimes. He is in complete control of everything and everyone - from everlasting to everlasting. No event in history has put so much as a wrinkle in the timing of GOD's eternal plan, which He designed before the foundation of the world.

One would think, then, 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 foreordained 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.

Thank GOD for what you have,
Trust GOD for what you need.
- Marilyn Chaney