*Align With God’s Divine Timing*
To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV)“
The LORD is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 .(NIV).“
Wait for the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and he will direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
(NIV)As a growing believer, I’ve learned over time that I need to trust God’s timing in all things, not mine.Because His plans and purpose for me are the best.I once read a caption that said, *‘If you want to walk with God, you should better throw away your wristwatch.’* Accurate words isn’t it?
This is my testimony.I’ve learned a lot about the importance of trusting God’s timing in seasons of waiting. I also know that this is easier said than done. Sometimes it’s hard to see the reason for waiting but this is a process. When I try to push things, I get frustrated.Besides, God makes everything beautiful… not in my time, or in the world’s time, but when He says it’s time. *Ever heard these declarations?* Yes, I made them for my child.Before the end of the year, you have to get married…Before the end of next year, you must have a baby …And then, I put myself under so much pressure by placing a timing on things that should naturally take its course. When it doesn’t fit my time, I have grown frustrated, get disappointed and upset that God isn’t coming through for me. I am not advocating that we shouldn’t declare prophesies or good things over our lives.But wisdom enables us to know when to move and when to run. For there’s a season for everything. And when we don’t understand our season or refuse to let a season run its course, we end up feeling unfulfilled.
*Understanding God’s timing is no respecter of persons or society.* God’s ways are perfect and if He was able to orchestrate our salvation path (the most important part of our lives) without our help, then we need to trust him to handle every aspect of our lives.When we seek God, God’s will cannot be hidden from us, but trust, He will come through for each one of us.It may not fit society’s timing or even our timing, but if it fits God’s timing, it’s perfect.
Abraham’s life paints a perfect illustration of this.In haste to have a son, Abraham birthed Ishmael yet God did not change his mind about the promise.Although it felt long and exhausting to wait on God, God still insisted that His will would be birthed through Isaac.The reason why we sometimes miss out on God’s goodness could be as a result of our restlessness and fear of missing out on timeframes we may have set for ourselves.There’s so much liberation when we rid ourselves of people’s perception of us, society’s expectations of us and preconceived standards we’ve built in our heads.Timing God, makes us neglect God’s standards. God isn’t pressurizing you to get married before a certain age or have your babies within a timeframe.You’re not more ‘blessed’ than your brother or sister if you become an entrepreneur at an early age, neither are you a failure if you don’t figure out your life sooner than you expected. We must remember, time and chance happen to everyone.
The most important thing is that we transform into being Christ like.And if we don’t, then we’d fade away like the world and everything in it. 1 John 2:17. We should understand our season in order to trust God’s timing in all things, we need to understand that God doesn’t operate by our calendar, so his calculations aren’t based on that.God’s timing operates on heavenly frequency and we need to align ourselves with His leading.This means our journey may be slower and things may look rough on the outside. Friends will think you weird.Others might believe you’re obsessed about the whole Jesus thing and you’re taking it too far. It means we might be mocked and teased as being foolish for trusting God and handing over the wheels to Him as we wait, but better is the end of a thing than the beginning.And *God whose opinion matters MUST be pleased with our life.* We cannot compare our season with another person’s season.We need to focus, spend time praying and knowing God.When we know Him, He is able to strengthen and keep us sane in every season we find ourselves.I hope this helps you to discard any earthly timing the world may have burdened you with, and keep your gaze fastened on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.
*Prayer*
Oh Holy Spirit, guide my life’s direction and prevent me from making mistakes of timing. Protect me in those moments when I want things my way. Help me to discern your timing and gently humble me and put me back on the right track. The track with Your timing and purpose. To you be all the glory in my life. Amen.
Sol.Fiona