Perfect Timing
Why does God always seem to show up at the last minute? The eleventh hour? It seems to me that He doesn’t, yet this is the way our culture seems to explain it.
God’s timing is perfect and while we may not understand why things aren’t happening when we want them to, they always happen in His time. And if we can keep listening for his direction and timing then we get to see how awesome His plan is.
Too often we get scared and force things to happen. Sometimes this can lead to some good but I find I’m left feeling like it wasn’t God at all, just me.
Sarah and Abraham got scared. Sarah gave Abraham her servant Hagar to father a child with, since God wasn’t moving fast enough for her. The result was a son, who was blessed, but was not the son of the true blessing. How many times have I read this story and thought how crazy they were for not trusting God and waiting on Him, yet here I am in a situation which forces me to wait and I get impatient and want to “fix it.” I want the control. I want to get moving. I want. I want. I want.
My prayer is that these circumstances will happen less and less often as I learn to trust. Guess we’ll wait and see.
Lord, help me to trust in you and your timing, not my own erred self. Grant me patience, strength, wisdom, and an ear to hear your voice, as I travel through life with you. Amen.
Genesis 16
- What are you afraid of?
- Where do you need to let go of control in your own life?
- Where is God calling you to trust in Him more?