February 10, 2026, the 41st day of 2026
God Has His Own Timing
When Jesus is in our life, and we have been following Him for a while, we learn that God's timing is perfect.... View MoreFebruary 10, 2026, the 41st day of 2026
God Has His Own Timing
When Jesus is in our life, and we have been following Him for a while, we learn that God's timing is perfect.
Most of life we live with our free will choices. We seek God's wisdom and live our daily life in obedience to Him. We are not often waiting around for God to fulfill something particular in our lives.
But there are times that we really need God's help in a decision. Often He has already told us in His word the answer and we somehow think we are the exception. We are not, and thinking that is giving into pride.
Unequally yoked questions are some of the questions God has already made clear in His word. Don't do it. No matter how you feel right now, it will lead to trouble in the end.
God will not answer with a "yes" when His word clearly states "no" on that topic, action or choice. The Bible is always our first line of defense against asking for the wrong thing. But even if we do ask for the wrong thing, if we are seriously seeking God's will, we will accept the inevitable "no" when we discover it.
There is not a lot in our life that is contingent upon God's timing, except in requests that require His imput before we can act upon it, and that input doesn't come right away. Waiting for that input is essential, but patiently waiting doesn' happen automatically.
We need to learn to wait on God. We may think that God is taking too much time and we need to do something to rush it along, but that is when patience is especially required.
If we do not leave the timing to God, we may start focusing om anything and everything other than God. But we need to understand that God has no problem letting us know what we need to do, if we stay in contact with Him, praying and listening to Him. He can make it very clear. We don't need to try to just wing it.
Impatience and helping God along with an answer that He hasn't given will only lead to trouble. And then God needs to deal with the mess we made before He can do what He had been planning all along, if that is still possible. Sometimes we have utterly blocked a good outcome because when we sought God's imput, we didn't wait to find out what that input was.
But when we have learned to wait, we do not act until we get God's answer. While we may want to rush things along, we do not, because we have learned that God is moving pieces into place He will not be rushed. Waiting on the Lord and His timing is essential if we want to follow Him.
"Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!"
Psalms 27:14
Stay strong! When you seek God's help, wait on His perfect timing.
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