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| God's timing is not a clock, like we use in this world. God's timing is for His purpose.
As I listened this morning to a Christian sermon on the radio, God spoke to me to share again my personal daily walk with Jesus. Every morning I come to my desk to read scripture to start my day and then I share with all of you.
God's timing, How can I know what God's timing is? The first thing we need to understand about God's timing is that it is perfect, just as all of God's ways are perfect Psalm 18:30: Galatians 4:4 God's timing is never early and it's never late, our sovereign God is accomplishing His divine purpose in our lifetimes. He is in complete control of everything and everyone from everlasting to everlasting. No even in history has put so much as a wrinkle in the timing of God's eternal plan, which He designed before the foundation of the world.
One would think, then, that by understanding the sovereignty of our Creator, patience and waiting would come a little more easily. Unfortunately, however, that is not always the case. Our human nature can make waiting for God's perfect timing a difficult thing to do. In fact, in the hustle and bustle of our frenzied lives, we often find it difficult to wait for anything or anyone. We want what we want now. As a result, we are not only losing our patience, but also finding it increasingly difficult to discern God's timing.
Patience is a spiritual fruit Galatians 5:22 and Scripture makes it clear that God is please 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 And our patience often reveals the degree of trust we have in God's timing. We must remember that God operated according to His perfect and foreordained eternal schedule, not ours. 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 40:32 The psalmist reiterates Wait on the Lord; be of goo courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord! Psalm 27:14
Another key to understanding God's timing is trust. In fact, our ability to wait on the Lord is largely related to how much we trust Him. 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 The Lords' unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts Him Psalm 32:10 To fully trust God, however, we need to know God and the best way to Him is through His Word. God's divine energy is released in our lives through His inspired Word. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 The work of God's Word includes saving Romans 10:17, 1 Peter 1:23, teaching and training Timothy 3:16-17 guiding Psalm 119:105 protection Psalm 119:11 strengthening Psalm 119:28 and making us wise Psalm 119:97-100 if we study and meditate on His Word daily, His timing will also become clear to us.
When we question God's timing , it is often because we are looking for guidance or deliverance from a difficult situation. We can rest assured , that our heavenly Father knows exactly where we are in our lives at every moment. He either put us there or is allowing us to be there, all for His own perfect purpose. In fact, God often uses trials to strengthen our patience, allowing our Christian faith to mature and become complete James 13:4 and we know that all things including these difficult trials work out for the good of those who love God Romans 8:28 God does indeed hear the cries of His children and will answer those cries according to His perfect will and timing. A righteous man may have many troubles; the Lord delivers him from them all Psalm 3:19 The plans God has for His children are good plans to help us not hurt us Jeremiah 29:11
God's timing is not a clock. it is for His purpose.
Today I will not watch the clock, I will go and do all I can not by time but by purpose, and enjoy every minute
FOR IT IS WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE
HAVE A VERY BLESSED GOD' TIMING DAY , DO ALL THINGS WITH PURPOSE AMEN
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| So true. Trust in the Lord always!
Thanks LJ! | |
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| You are right Sheila God's timing is NOT the clock, BUT, it always works out perfectly when He speaks through you! I sure needed to read this today, thank you!! | |
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| I am guilty of not being the most patient person:) This really hit home, thank you for the reminder!! | |
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another great message LJ. Thank you  | |
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