29 Feb Due Season

I recently came across an image from “prayerforanxiety” that was so applicable to my life right now and honestly, it should be a game-changer view for you:

“How many times as He said it but I didn’t listen? Instead, I rush forward so full of self-confidence without even a tiny bit of fear of God. I want all the answers now. I want to do something, anything. I want and I want more!” 

Meanwhile, the Lord says to me:wait. Wait upon me and let me do my good work. When it is time to act you will know, I will show you and I will tell you. You are my child therefore trust in My timing and My plans. I will show you miracles, liberation, and healing. Trust in Me and Me alone! Remember how I rose on the third day? I am the Lord your God.” (see Luke 24:46; Ezekiel 20:19)

Did you ever sit and think about God’s perfect timing? To us, it feels like God stepped in at 99 but that’s not the case. Let me give you a practical example. Let’s say there is a glass of juice on the table so close to the edge that it’s at any moment going to fall off but before it happens you catch it in time avoiding a huge spill and broken glass. You react with relief – that was so close! What are the odds! Doesn’t that sum up how we view God’s timing? 

We have the mindset of: I don’t know what I would have done if God hadn’t stepped in. What if God was too late and I was premature and missed something? Sister “what if” shouldn’t be part of your vocabulary when we think of God’s sovereignty. He is never too early or too late, He is ALWAYS right on His time. If I had to refer to the above example it would look like this: If God was too early, He would have had to wait for the glass to fall, and if He was too late the glass would have shattered all over the floor and there would be a huge mess, but we know God doesn’t make mistakes or messes because He is perfect!

Coincidence 

We humans try to explain unexpected or supernatural events by using the word “coincidence” but just because we are surprised by them, it does not mean God is. Scripture tells us that God makes all things work together for the good of those who love Him according to His purpose (see Romans 8:28). Therefore, God seems to not allow “coincidence” and considers everything even the most random of events. Let us reflect on the Scripture in Isaiah chapter 55: 8-9 (ESV): 

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways” declares the Lord

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts”. 

I pose you with this reflective question: do you believe in coincidence? I don’t because I believe in God’s perfect timing every time!

We can trust His timing

This heading makes me want to reflect further on Ecclesiastes 3:11: “He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.” We will never understand God’s timing but what we can rely on is that His plans will ALWAYS be for His glory and our good! I don’t know about you but I’d rather have the Lord ordain everything including my life because following your head and heart leads to not following God’s commands and to disasters.  This leads me to Galatians 4: 4-5 “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son…”. In Paul’s first letter to the church of Corinth, in 1 Corinthians 15: 3-4 we read that  Christ died and was raised on the third day “…according to the Scriptures”.  This phrase is mentioned twice, so the arrival of Jesus Christ was perfectly timed – and since God perfectly plans all events according to His word and purpose we can with certainty trust in Him!

Jesus didn’t come too late or too early but He came at the right time to fulfill what was proclaimed in the Old Testament. (see Genesis 3: 15; Psalm 2 & 22; Isaiah 53).

Prayer

My prayer for you my wonderfully and fearfully made sister is the following:

Dear Lord, I will wait upon you and your words and promises, I will find my comfort in you because I know your timing is the best for me and ultimately for your glory. May all my anxieties and fears disappear. I ask that the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer (see Psalm 19:14)

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Sylvia van Jaarsveld

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