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There are many moments in life when we pray and ask the Lord to meet a
certain need and before we finish praying we hope the answer will be given
and that need will be met. What we must realize and understand is that
God's ways are much better and higher than ours can ever be and when we
don't receive the answer as quickly as we'd like then we should trust that
God has a reason and a purpose for “delaying” the answer. We should
always remember and keep in mind that God's plan for our life is good.
The Bible declares in Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the thoughts that I think
toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give
you an expected end.” He wishes for us to be blessed in every area of our
life and just because we don't receive the answer to our prayers as we
expect does not mean that the answer will not be given. It may not be in
the ways that we imagined, but if we stay in peace and have an unwavering
trust, the answer will exceed our expectations and take us to a level much
higher than we had previously thought or even imagined for ourselves.
(Isaiah 55:8-9)
When we have a deep and assured knowing that God loves us and wishes for
us to be blessed then we will have confidence in our prayers that they
will be met in ways that will benefit us the most. We may pray for any
number of things such as a health issue, a financial situation, a family
member in need, etc. and when we do we should pray in confidence and know
that God's best plan will be given. The answer may not come as we expect,
but it will come to bring the best results possible. We should not fret
on the times table because time with God is eternal. He can cause the
right situation to happen at the right time at the right place just as He
sees fit. We simply must stay at peace, stay in confidence and have faith
that all things will work together for our good in the end. The Lord has
yet to fail those who depend on Him. He is more faithful than we can
comprehend. The Lord never fails, He never falters, He never stumbles nor
sleeps. He is our strong tower, our unfailing Savior and our solid Rock
who will keep us safe no matter the storms that rage all around us.
Trust the Lord and know that He loves you and wishes for you to be at
peace in Him. Don't allow the struggles, the setbacks or the shortfalls
make you worry or fear what your future holds. Pray in faith, pray in
confidence and pray with expectation that God will answer and give to you
your hearts' desire multiplied much more than you can believe and expect
for yourself. His exceeding greatness should cause us to give thanks and
praise for all that God has done for us. (Ephesians 3:20-21)
I hope this message encourages and inspires your heart to trust in God's
perfect timing over your life. Know that His answers will come at exactly
the right moment to meet our every need.
PERFECT TIMING
We were on our honeymoon (just a few short years ago) when we walked into
the lobby of a show we wanted to see. The lady at the ticket counter
looked at us, smiled, and said, “Perfect timing, folks. The next show is
starting in just a few minutes.” Actually, it was more like fifteen or
twenty minutes, but we bought our tickets and looked around the lobby.
Several minutes later, as an earlier show let out, another couple walked
into the lobby. As if on cue, the lady behind the ticket counter looked at
them, smiled, and said “Perfect timing, folks. The last show is just
letting out and the next one is getting ready to start!” We quickly
realized that the only kind of timing at that theater was “perfect timing,”
especially when it involved selling tickets.
As believers, we sometimes talk about God’s “perfect timing.” I heard a
radio ad for a Christian service which tries to pair up singles. But in a
disclaimer near the end, the ad reminded listeners that finding a mate
“must depend on God’s perfect timing.”
So if God’s timing is so perfect, why does it sometimes seem to be so
slow? I never hear people complaining that “God has blessed me with so
much, so quickly that I just can’t handle it all.” I do hear people
lamenting how slow God seems to be in answering prayers or dealing with
problems in their lives. We want God to deal with things A.S.A.P. and we
can't understand why He sometimes takes so long.
Consider the situation with God’s people in the book of Exodus. God was
leading them into the Promised Land, and He was describing how easy it
would be for them to take it over: “I will send my terror ahead of you and
throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your
enemies turn their backs and run. I will send the hornet ahead of you to
drive the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites out of your way.” (Exodus
23:27-28, NIV) In other words, even though they would fight battles along
the way, God would Guarantee them victory. And then, God gives them this
explanation for why it would take so long: “But I will not drive them out
in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild
animals too numerous for you. Little by little I will drive them out
before you until you have increased enough to take possession of the
land.” (v. 29-30) In other words, it was for their own good that God gave
them the land gradually. God knew just how much they could handle, and He
delivered the land as they became ready for it.
Sometimes, God’s “slowness” is for our own good. Sometimes, in our
over-confidence, we ask for too much, too soon, and God knows that the
result for us would be disastrous. Sometimes, God’s perfect timing is
slower than what we want; yet in His wisdom God gives us not what we want,
but what we need. If God seems slow in answering prayers, remember that He
knows what you need as well as when you need it even before you know that
you need it in the first place.
God’s way is just “Perfect timing.”
Author Unknown
Read and meditate on these scriptures:
Psalm 103:1-5 “Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless
His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who
redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness
and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy
youth is renewed like the eagle's.”
Psalm 37:4-7 “Delight thyself also in the LORD; and He shall give thee the
desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him;
and He shall bring it to pass. And He shall bring forth thy righteousness
as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Rest in the LORD, and wait
patiently for Him...”
Psalm 28:6-8 “Blessed be the LORD, because He hath heard the voice of my
supplications. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in
Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my
song will I praise Him. The LORD is their strength, and He is the saving
strength of His anointed.”
Philippians 1:6 “Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath
begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible.
Today’s Selected Poem: MY DECISION
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Today’s Selected Testimony: AN ANGEL BY MY SIDE
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In Christ’s Service,
Dwayne Savaya
God’s Work Ministry |
