![]() The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. “But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord, a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.God is the great I AM who knows our past, present, and future. (More on how to get to that place is coming up…) But trusting in God’s perspective and wisdom vs my own desires brings me peace. We don’t have to pretend that our losses don’t sting. God saw my disappointment in the canceled vacation plans, the job furlough, and the loss of time with my granddaughters during this virus outbreak. The alternative? Becoming anxious, angry, doubtful, or resentful. The secret in all our life experiences is to be at peace and accept God’s timing. Solomon explains in this chapter of Ecclesiastes that there are wonderful things in life countered with things we may not consider “good”, but it is all within God’s plan. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1.So when we question God’s timing, we are trying to fit our plans and purposes into God’s far superior timeline. God’s knowledge and wisdom are far, far greater than ours. (I don’t remember the book but his illustration stuck with me!) He might have even been generous with the dot. That tiny dot of our knowledge symbolized our knowledge compared to God’s. He illustrated it with a big circle on a page with a miniscule dot in the center. I read a book where the author compared our knowledge with that of God’s. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55: 8-9 NLT. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord.What does the Bible tell us about God’s timing? It can be so hard sometimes, especially when those I love don’t receive the desires of their hearts, or when I presume that “life’s not fair.” Bible Verses about God’s Timing One question came to my mind though, and that is how to trust God’s timing. Studying His Word, spending time in prayer, and trusting who God is are a few ways we found that help us grow our faith. ![]() Last week we looked at 5 ways to grow our faith.
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