![]() ![]() “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. ![]() “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord.What does the Bible tell us about God’s timing? It can be so hard sometimes, especially when those I love don’t receive the desires of their hearts, or when I presume that “life’s not fair.” Bible Verses about God’s Timing One question came to my mind though, and that is how to trust God’s timing. Studying His Word, spending time in prayer, and trusting who God is are a few ways we found that help us grow our faith. The plans God has for His children are good plans – to help us, not hurt us (Jeremiah 29:11).Last week we looked at 5 ways to grow our faith. “A righteous man may have many troubles the LORD delivers him from them all” (Psalm 34:19). God does indeed hear the cries of His children and will answer those cries according to His perfect will and timing. And we know that all things – including these difficult trials – work out for the good of those who love God (Romans 8:28). In fact, God often uses trials to strengthen our patience, allowing our Christian faith to mature and become complete (James 1:3-4). He either put us there or is allowing us to be there, all for His own perfect purpose. We can rest assured, however, that our heavenly Father knows exactly where we are in our lives at every moment. When we question God’s timing, it is often because we are looking for guidance or deliverance from a difficult situation. If we study and meditate on His Word daily, His timing will also become clear to us. 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 119:114,117), strengthening (Psalm 119:28), and making us wise (Psalm 119:97-100). God’s divine energy is released in our lives through His inspired Word (1 Thessalonians 2:13). And the best way to know Him is through His Word. To fully trust God, however, we need to know God. ![]() “The LORD’s unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts Him” (Psalm 32:10). 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). ![]() In fact, our ability to wait on the Lord is largely related to how much we trust Him. 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).Īnother key to understanding God’s timing is trust. 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). We must remember that God operates according to His perfect and foreordained eternal schedule, not ours. And our patience often reveals the degree of trust we have in 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). As a result, we are not only losing our patience, but also finding it increasingly difficult to discern God’s timing. And with our modern technological advances, we’re often able to get what we want now. In fact, in the hustle and bustle of our frenzied lives, we often find it difficult to wait for anything or anyone. Our human nature can make waiting for God’s perfect timing a difficult thing to do. Unfortunately, however, that’s not always the case. One would think, then, that by understanding the sovereignty of our Creator, patience and waiting would come a little more easily. ![]()
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