I have to confess that it has been some time now that I’ve been praying for a particular petition – one that asks for a windfall of blessings to come to my family.
Until now, this particular petition has not been granted, but in no way does this mean that I’ve lost hope that God will not hear my plea. In His own time, whenever that be, I shall wait.
It’s been said that “good things happen to those who wait”. Our calendar is not God’s calendar. The Lord has His own calendar, and things will happen when He deems them so.
In Isaiah 60:22, it is written “When the time is right, I, the Lord, will make it happen.” In Ecclesiastes 3:11, we are reminded that “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”
Proverbs 19:21 says “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
In a blog post, Joel Osteen has this to say on the matter: It’s already been scheduled. We’re all waiting for something – for a dream to come to pass, to meet the right person, for our health to turn around. When it’s been a long time, it’s easy to get discouraged and think it’s never going to work out.
But God says, “When the time is right, I, the Lord, will make it happen.” When God put the promise in your heart, He’s already scheduled your healing, your breakthrough, your promotion. He’s determined the right time to bring it to pass.
There are right moments in your future where things will fall into place. When you understand that it’s already been scheduled by the Creator of the universe, you won’t live worried and frustrated. You’ll stay in peace, knowing that your right time is coming.
The right time is the best time. God can see the big picture. He knows not only when, but when other people are ready. While you’re waiting, it may seem as though nothing is happening, but behind the scenes God is working
He’s moving the wrong people out of the way, lining things up to your favor, arranging the breaks you need. It’s important to not only trust God, but to trust His timing too.
Your thoughts may tell you “It’s never going to happen”, but when you come into your right time, all the forces of darkness cannot stop what God has planned. At the right time, your healing will come, the person of your dreams will show up, your business will take off.
You may not see how this happens, but God is supernatural. He’s not limited by what limits us. Here’s the key: If there’s a right time, that means any other time is the wrong time. it takes faith and patience to see the promises.
God knows what He is doing. If it hasn’t happened yet, it hasn’t been the right time. You have to trust Him. Your right time is already scheduled. It has been queued. God is laying down the foundations, making you stronger, developing your character.
What God is going to do is going to be bigger, better, and more fulfilling than you can imagine. As Jeremiah 29:11 reminds us: “For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”