I’ve found myself experiencing God’s timing with a whole new perspective after the birth of our first child.
It hit me as I peered into this little baby’s eyes that would not have been born, if I had not walked the road I had walked before her Mom and I had met.
It dawned on me that if we had waited just one more month to get married, we would never have met this precious child.
God’s timing is a little like that. Perfect in every way to bring about the perfect result He has designed for our lives and His glory.
It should leave us awe struck and humble.
Ponder all of the moments in time that things happen and that things don’t happen for you?
Have you walked through a rough season wondering, “Where are you God?”
Have you experienced the timing of God that has left you in awe of His love and involvement in our lives?
The hard ones seem to never end and God often feels distant and uninterested in our cries for answers.
While you’re in it. Nothing provides relief and words are meaningless. Come out of it with your faith intact and you can’t find the words to describe it, but you know and see God’s patient presence throughout your journey.
When I think of God’s timing I’m often reminded of Job.
Job was at the mercy of God’s timing.
It was made clear that God would give and take away at his own will.
Such a story should remind us of the sheer journey we could take in spite of our righteousness. We will face trials no matter how hard we try to avoid them. We will be met with many of life’s challenges.
God’s timing is often beyond our comprehension because of the work of God’s hand in the world.
It may not be until we meet Him face to face that our understanding comes to fruition.
We may wrestle month over month, year over year, to understand God’s timing and never find an answer. What we must do is come to an understanding of the infinitely more valuable wisdom God offers in his timing over our own design.
This is hard to reconcile in our journey sometimes as we seek resolution and healing in our experiences. Starting from a place that God is supremely just and loving and his timing is perfect no matter the circumstance is crucial to our journey of healing and restoration.
What has made the most impact in my life is working through my beliefs and my relationship with God by seeking counsel from a trusted mentor and counselor.
May you find peace in God’s timing and ultimately worship Him for His perfect will and timing in your life.