God’s Timing

If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; but when they attend to what He reveals, they are most blessed.
Proverbs 29:18 (Message)

We have all heard the song “To everything – turn, turn, turn There is a season – turn, turn, turn And a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to be born, a time to die … A time to plant, a time to reap… A time to kill, a time to heal… A time to laugh, a time to weep” (By The Byrds) And most know they ripped that off from Solomon who said “To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;…” (Ecc. 3:1-3)

But how many of us know that in the midst of our prayers not being answered, in the midst of our trials and our pain, we do not care about perfect timing? Ben and I have been in a place of waiting on God’s timing. We are having to constantly say to ourselves ” His timing is perfect, and He will come through for us”, and every time without fail He does. Whatever our need, it is met. The only problem we have is how slow He seems to be. Why, Why, Why, does He wait until the last minute, every time to come through? The answer, for us!

There is a scripture which says God waits until the right time so that we may get the most advantage and He might get the most glory. The reason for God’s timing is so that we might learn something in the process. He uses every opportunity to teach us. Which can be so frustrating, because apparently we have not fully learned what it is we are meant to learn in this season. However, we are getting stronger every round we make. Eventually we will not stress or worry about the need, but know and rest in God as He says “Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? …for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.” (Matthew 6:30-33)

In this process I began asking God why we were going through all of this, what is the purpose, and He began to show me what and how He wants us to walk this out. It has brought me some understanding. I understand the reason for the process. Then recently I read Proverbs 29:18, and it became alive to me. If we understand the goal we are reaching for, we are more likely to reach it. We are not so frustrated in the hardships because we understand the purpose, and His timing. And we know there is an end to which we can attain.