Never a Moment Late: Trusting God’s Timing

Patience on hold

Have you ever tried to call a major airline or phone carrier and been put “on hold” for what seems like forever?

Waiting . . . waiting . . . waiting . . .

What’s worse is that you have no control in how long the waiting will take.

It’s frustrating, right?

“Waiting” is something we’re not really used to anymore.

In our now fast-paced world, new technologies often enable instant gratification.

However, that expectation is not realistic where faith is concerned.

You’ve heard it before: “God’s timing is not our timing”.

It’s a difficult lesson to live by, but we have to let God work out His will for our lives, no matter how long it takes.

In Psalm 27:14, David serves this blessed reminder as he experienced his own period of waiting on God . . .

Never a moment late

The Lord’s timing is perfect and He’s never a moment late.

Don’t give up!

Keep praying and trusting – God never fails.

Those times when you feel like quitting can be times of great opportunity, for God uses your troubles to help you grow. – Warren Wiersbe, Moody Bible Church.¹

God’s timing always works for the greater good.

Never a Moment Late: God’s Perfect Timing

Are you going through a tough period of waiting?

Bring everything to the Lord in prayer.

It’s important to realize that He will strengthen you if you just ask.

With that in mind, the following poem is a recent discovery.

I hope it encourages you like it does me.

Do You Trust Me?

Do you trust me
When things aren’t going right, 
When life deals some painful blows, 
When finances are awfully tight?

Do you trust me 
When tragedy comes your way, 
When you don’t get all the answers 
When you bend
your knee to pray?

Do you trust me 
When friends don’t understand, 
When there’s no one you can talk to, 
No one to hold your hand?

Do you trust me 
When there’s warring in your soul, 
When there’s darkness all around you 
And you’re left out in the cold?

Do you trust me 
When evil is against you, 
When there’s nowhere left to run 
And you can’t find the truth?

Do you trust me?
I need to ask you this,
‘Cause you don’t always know 
I’m there in the midst

Of all your tribulations, 
Everything that you go through, 
I am always there, my child, 
And I will never leave you

So I must ask of you 
To see if you believe, 
No matter what you face in life, 
You must always trust in me.
© By M.S.Lowndes.²

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¹Quotation by Warren Wiersbe, (1929-2019), courtesy of Christian quotes.info.

Praising Him In The Waiting

Who wants to have surgery?

Crickets.

I don’t blame you.

overcoming fears

There’s all of that prep and then there’s the paperwork, plus looking at scary medical information on the internet – none of which makes an upcoming surgery an easy and peaceful process.

One surgery I had years ago, let’s just say it was female-related, sent me over the top into the depths of fear.

I remember well the morning of my operation. I was a nervous wreck. When my doctor came into the waiting room, I could barely talk and instead just burst into tears.

To her credit, she hugged and reassured me that all would eventually be okay.

What also helped (even more so) was to be prayed over by loved ones. There’s something calming about knowing that you’re bathed in prayer before a big operation.

Unfortunately, I felt the after-effects of that surgery for weeks. It took over a month to heal and feel normal again.

Waiting for healing is hard, isn’t it?

Then there’s the nagging questions of: will I ever heal from this, or is this going to be with me the rest of my life?

That whole experience came back to me when I heard Danny Gokey’s latest, “Stay Strong” released last Friday.

New Release – Danny Gokey’s “Stay Strong”

It’s our choice.

We can fall under the heavy weight of doubt and fear, all the time, or we can choose to transform our day into one that’s a lot more positive.

It’s been said that listening to calming music every day can really help lift your spirits.

In his latest album, Jesus People, Danny Gokey goes right to the heart of holding onto hope during those difficult waiting periods in life.

Here’s my favorite part in “Stay Strong”:

Because I know the day is coming

When You’ll right all of the wrong

So I’ll praise You in the waiting

And my faith will stay strong.¹

Check out these powerful lyrics.

Are We Praising Him in the Waiting?

praising Him in the waiting

No matter what we’re facing, are we praising Him in the waiting?

Do we anticipate what God has in store for us some day, or are we dwelling 24/7 on our troubles?

Being overly consumed with our troubles isn’t a good thing, and it sure doesn’t help with recovery.

¹⁴Wait for the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the Lord. – Psalm 27:14, (NASB).²

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, we must trust that what God does have in store for us, in His timing, will be so unimaginably great that it’s all worth it.

Stay strong!

While the Holy Spirit knows the here and now, someday Christians will all know the glory of seeing our Jesus face to face:

1 Corinthians 2:9

¹Gokey, Danny. Lyrics to “Stay Strong.” Performed by Danny Gokey, Sparrow Records; © 2021 Danny Gokey, under exclusive license to Capitol Christian Music Group, Inc. Jesus People, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NSthUsLtgg

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