GOD’S TIMING

Audley Black’s church near the south coast of Jamaica has been in a building programme since at least 2005. That was the first time I visited his church and saw that they were expanding. The last time I was there—in the spring of 2011—some of the walls were up. By that summer, they had
started on the roof. When I suggested to Audley that perhaps the church would be done when I thought I might return in a few years, he said it was a possibility.

There was no hint of disappointment that this project could take eight years or longer! No, Audley and his people are excited about what God is doing, and they’re patient with His timing.

We are often not that patient. We want things to happen quickly, our dreams to come true right away and our problems to be fixed today.

Maybe we need to be reminded that some things take time—God’s time. For instance, when the Israelites first left Egypt, God sent them on the long route to the Promised Land (EXODUS 13:17-18). During that time He prepared them, taught them and challenged them.

In our ‘quick fix’ world, we want everything done now. Yet sometimes that’s not God’s plan. Let’s look for God’s help and learn to accept His timing.

To pray about . . .

Father God, I don’t always understand Your answers to my prayers, but I know I can trust You. Help me to keep walking with You, through the ups and downs.

GOD’S TIMETABLE MAY MOVE SLOWLY, BUT IT DOES MOVE SURELY.

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