I've come to the astonishing conclusion that time means nothing to God, but timing means absolutely everything to Him. The problem is....we always like to "help" God out. We get so caught up in what we want and how we want it that we start making our own things happen. We don't take into consideration that NOW might not be the right time....or if it's even for you to have at all.
We want something so badly that we find ourselves telling God what we want rather then waiting on Him to give us what's best. The real issue is what we have planned out for our lives NEVER aligns exactly with God's plans for us. We hear this and we automatically get turned off. "You mean I can't make my own plans for my life!?" Hmph. lol
I know when I was in high school me and all my girls use to always map out this timeline for how our lives were going to turn out. Of course we were going to get into our first choice college, meet a guy, fall in love, graduate, get our dream job (fresh out of college mind you) marry our college sweetheart, have four kids, and live in a big behind house on the hill. Yes, I was specific....and don't act like your list isn't longer. Lol Needless to say, my life hasn't exactly turned out quite like that. The bible says "A man can plan his ways, but it's God who orders His steps."(Proverbs 16:9) So this basically means that we're allowed to "dream" but we can't get too attached to them. It's important to realize that EVERYTHING in life is subject to change. Especially if we're allowing God to be the head of our lives. His ways our not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts so that means what we think we really want, may not be whats absolutely best. You want what's absolutely best, right?
"Sometimes God answers our prayers by denying our requests."
It's also important to remember that God ALWAYS answers prayer. It's just that some times we don't like to hear His answer. Sometimes God answers our prayers by denying our requests. He doesn't give us everything we ask for because He knows that He's got something better. I don't know about you, but I want the better! Sometimes God says no, sometimes God says yes, but a lot of times He says wait. There's that awful word again.....wait. I mean lets be honest....when we've made up our minds on something....the last thing we're willing to do is wait on it. But again, God is a God of timing and it has everything to do with the great blessings He has in store for our lives.
A lot happens in the "waiting" period. God is moving things around, removing people, replacing people, closing doors, opening better ones all to clear the path for us to walk right into our blessing. The waiting period is also used to prepare us for what He has for us. What good is receiving a grand piano if you haven't the first clue on how to play it? We often ask God for things that we're not really ready to receive. But instead of God giving it to us in our time, He puts it on a shelf, while He equips us with what we'll need in order to fully enjoy what it is He has stored for us. Man, that's love.
Lastly, stop treating God like your personal genie service. You can't always get what you want and when you want it. Trust His timing. He wants to give you His absolute best....and it may not happen when you want it to happen or even when you think it should happen. God doesn't operate in our time....but once you fully understand this you won't want Him to.
-Leah
Bible Study:
*For more on God's timing and waiting check out these scriptures:
Habakkak 2:3
Ephesians 1:10
Psalm 27:14
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