God doesn’t give you a promise without setting the right time. He puts it on the calendar. How we wait is up to us. We can wait discouraged, “When is it going to happen? I thought You said I was going to meet someone? It’s been so long. I thought You said I was going to have a bountiful year? I’m in a pandemic; the only things bountiful are my bills.” Switch over into faith. Be a believer and not a doubter. “God, You said as for me and my house we will serve the Lord. My child may be off course, but I thank You that the right time is coming. You will turn things around; my child will honor You and fulfill his destiny.” When you understand that God is going to make it happen, it takes the pressure off. You can relax. You can live in peace. Just keep honoring God and He’ll take you places that you’ve never dreamed.
When it’s your right time, God says, “I, the Lord, will make it happen.” It may seem impossible; the experts say no way. But like Sarah, God is asking you, “Is there anything too hard for the Lord?” You don’t know what God is up to. There are right times that are not just ordinary, not just a good break, but they are supernatural. It’s the hand of God that defies the odds, that thrusts you into places you can’t go on your own, that makes ways where there is no way. What you’re up against may look bigger, stronger, more powerful, but it’s no match for our God. Stay in peace. You have the most powerful force in the universe on your side.
God’s timing is not our timing. On the way to your promise being fulfilled, there will be opportunities to get discouraged and give up on what you’re believing for. “If it was going to happen, it would have happened by now. Just accept it.” That’s when you have to dig down deep and say, “God, I trust You. I know You wouldn’t have promised me this if You didn’t have a right time on my schedule.” Don’t live with an “it’s never going to happen” mentality. Live with a “right time” mentality.
The longer I live, the more I’ve learned to trust God’s timing. God knows what He’s doing. He can see the big picture. If it hasn’t happened yet, it hasn’t been the right time. You have to trust Him. It doesn’t mean it’s not going to happen. God has not forgotten about you. Your right time is already on the schedule. If it would have happened sooner, it wouldn’t have been a blessing. In the waiting process, God is working in us: getting us stronger, developing our character, preparing us to carry the weight of glory. If the situation is not changing, maybe God is using the situation to change you. If it’s not working out yet, maybe He’s working out something in you. The test is will you trust Him while you’re waiting for the right time? Will you keep a good attitude; will you stay in faith when you don’t see anything happening?
It’s easy to get discouraged and live stressed. “God, when are You going to turn this around, when am I going to meet someone, when is my business going to grow, when are these people at work going to treat me better?” Why don’t you relax and come back to a place of peace. God sees what you’re going through. He knows what you need. He knows your dreams, your goals. He’s the one that put them in you. What He has purposed for your life will come to pass. Scripture says, “It won’t be one second late.”
God understands life can be overwhelming. There are times we feel weary, tired, distressed. It doesn’t mean that we don’t have enough faith. It doesn’t mean that we’re not strong enough. When Jesus felt so overwhelmed, when it looked like He wasn’t going to fulfill His destiny, the Scripture says, “God sent an angel to strengthen Him.”
