Waiting on God’s timing allows us to grow. It builds patience, and we are challenged to just to trust God that it will happen. In the mean time, we need to be joyful and have peace in our lives. If we can’t be happy because God isn’t giving us what our heart desires at this very moment, then we aren’t trusting in Him.
I believe our biggest fear is that if this desire doesn’t happen, then we will not be satisfied with the outcome of our lives. We don’t know the end results of our lives, but God showed me that He knows everything about our lives-past, present, and future. He says in Romans 12:2 that if we don’t conform to this world, and we choose to follow Christ, then His will for us will be pleasing and perfect, needing nothing. This verse tells us that if we put our trust in Him, all of our desires will be met. We will need nothing.
We can’t afford to be inpatient, frustrated, and disappointed. When I become un-patient with God, He always directs me back to the story of Abraham and Sarah. God had promised them a son, but they doubted Him. Abram married Hagar, and she gave birth to their son, Ishmael. When Abram was 99 years old, God blessed Sarah and Abraham with the promised son, Isaac. God had kept his promise, even though it took 99 years. Now, we can only hope that our needs won’t take that long, or I think that I might just go crazy. However, this story reminds us that God will remain faithful; it just takes time and patience.
Usually the desires in our heart are something that will change our lives. However, change is a process, and it will take time. We need to understand that waiting for God’s timing is a given; therefore, how are we going to act during the waiting process? We can be miserable, or we can become patient and enjoy the wait. In order to do that, we need to allow God to help us in every situation, and allow him to help us develop patience. Patience is very important to God, which is why it is one of the fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22. Patience is only developed under trials because it is a growing process. James 1:4 says that if we allow our patience to grow, then we will become fully developed, needing nothing. We will become completely satisfied.
Our relationship with God involves change. To know Him is to want and to know Him more. Spending time with God allows us to become more mature, solid, and well-grounded. We learn to trust in Him, and He allows us to see His faithfulness. It’s time to stop trusting ourselves and our feelings, but place our trust in Him. Timing plays an important part in learning to trust God because if He did everything we asked for immediately, we would never grow and develop. We wouldn’t develop patience, and we would never experience all God has for us in this life.
When it is time for our harvest season to come, the desires of our heart will begin to reveal themselves. Our dreams will become reality. We will begin to see prosperity, favor, promotion, honor, and all kinds of good things come out in the open where they can be seen. In harvest time is when we will hear from God more than we ever have before, and we will enjoy His presence more and more because we developed a trust in Him to prove His faithfulness.
God’s timing is often a mystery. He doesn’t do things on our timetable, yet His Word promises that He will not be late. Habakkuk 2:3 says, “The vision is for a future time, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.”
God causes things to happen at exactly the right time. Our job is not to figure out when, but to make up your mind that you won't give up until you cross the finish line and are living in the radical, outrageous blessings of God! The more you trust Jesus, and keep your eyes focused on Him, the more life we'll have. Trusting God brings life. Believing brings rest and comfort, so stop trying to figure everything out, and let God be God in our life.
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