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God's timing can be trusted

If you’re the organised type, trusting God’s timing can be difficult. You want a plan, you want a schedule, you want to remove the uncertainty of not knowing how and when things will unfold.

God, who created time, operates outside of it, though, and that can be frustrating when we feel so confined by it. In 2 Peter 3:8, we’re reminded that ‘with the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day’ (NIV). His understanding of time is not the same as our own.

God doesn’t just use time; He orchestrates it perfectly. From the beginning of creation, He’s been using time to fulfil His grand purposes. Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us, ‘There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens’ (NIV). Each moment has a purpose in God’s plan, whether it’s a season of waiting, growth, or harvest.

In our impatience, we often want things to move faster. We may wonder why God hasn’t answered our prayers yet, or why we’re in a season of struggle. But God uses time to mould our hearts, teach us patience, and develop our trust in Him. His timing is always perfect.

We might want to hurry God along, but like the farmer planting seed whose example Jesus so often used, uprooting the seed to see if it’s growing serves no one. Our role is water, fertilise, and wait.

Lord, may we be able to do that graciously today.

Written by LAURA BENNETT