Today: Proverbs 13
I sometimes act like a whiny adolescent when I ask my Father for something. This is what I want, and I want it now! I may not pray those words, but God knows all about my attitude. Why aren’;t you answering my prayer, Lord? I ask. I mean, I know this is inside your will. I know that as a loving Father, you want what’s best for me, and I know this is best for me. I know you will receive all the glory if I get this. I know. I know. See the problem here? Sometimes we pray as if we know more or better than the sovereign God who created the universe!
While reading Proverbs 13 today, I came across verse 12:
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when dreams come true, there is life and joy. (New Living Translation).
Trusting God means trusting in his timing.
Trusting God means believing God is working for good in our lives.
Trusting God means being certain that God always keeps his promises.
The apostle Paul said that “when the right time came, God sent his Son” (Galatians 4:4, NLT). God knows what he is doing! He could have sent his Son hundreds of years earlier, but that would not have been the right time. He could have waited and sent his Son years later, but that would not have been the right time either. God had a plan for sending his gift of salvation, and he still does.
Whatever you are waiting on God for right now, God knows the right time to send his answer (and his answer may or may not be exactly what you are asking for!).
What are you waiting on God for today? How will you trust him with the timing?
Mike, thanks so much for sharing this. I plan to save this and re-read it on occassion when I need a reminder.
Thanks, Andy. One thing I've noticed is that when I look back to things I asked God for years ago, I can see how he answered in his own time with my best in mind. And I can see very clearly that his response and his timing was much better than my way or my timing!
My trust in him in my current circumstances is not a blind trust. He has shown me his faithfulness and sovereignty many times before … but it is still trust!