Show Notes:

God works outside of our realm of thinking in terms of time, time frames

Our human nature makes waiting challenging - we are always in a hurry and find it difficult to wait for anyone or anything

Patience is a virtue - do we exude this?

Difficulty with patience reveals our level of trust in God’s timing

God’s perspective is eternal - are we aligned with the eternal perspective?

Trials develop perseverance - even challenges work to our good (Romans 8:28)

Hebrews 11: hall of faith

Many of these individuals never saw the promises fulfilled on this side of their lives

However, the promises still stand & have been seen to fruition to this day!

Ie. Abraham & his dependents as numerous as the stars

Our view of timing is influenced by our selfish desire for our needs & wants, not God’s eternal plan

God’s timing is better than our own thoughts on what timing “should be”

Psalm 145:17… “The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.”

Give examples of timing working out better than we anticipate

Jobs, business, relationships

Nothing can be added to God’s plans and nothing taken away

Ecclesiastes 3:11-14… 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. I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God. I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.

Do we fear a lack of control?

Paul often talks about preaching by the spirit and not his own wisdom. God uses the foolish things to confound the wise.

His power and timing is made known by the perfect order of our universe

Provers 3:5-6

Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.

A. Understand that my timing is not God’s timing. Do we trust God with our next step?

B. Often God needs to develop us before we can handle the blessings He has for us.

C. When our passion and desire align with God’s will, we are guaranteed God will bring it to fruition.

D. Steward well what you already have.

Ways to avoid mishandling blessing:

Be diligent and take care of what God currently has in front of you.

Trust in Gods timing.

Appreciate where God has you right now.

Use your blessings to bless others.

Be obedient to God’s word.