2 Peter 3:8-9 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
Many times we pray selfishly. We ask for what we think is best, instead of asking God to give us what He knows is best for us. We wait impatiently for God to do what we have decided He should do for us.
But God is not our genie. He is the only One who sees the end from the beginning. We see the one tiny spot called our lives, but he sees the entire picture from the vantage point of eternity. If God seems slow, it is only because we don't know His timing.
In Habakkuk 2:3, God says to the prophet, "For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay."
The vision waits, but it is hastening, hurrying to the end. It may seem slow, but wait for it, it won't delay in coming. But not in your timing, and not in my timing. Only in God's timing. He knows the right time.
Many times we pray selfishly. We ask for what we think is best, instead of asking God to give us what He knows is best for us. We wait impatiently for God to do what we have decided He should do for us.
But God is not our genie. He is the only One who sees the end from the beginning. We see the one tiny spot called our lives, but he sees the entire picture from the vantage point of eternity. If God seems slow, it is only because we don't know His timing.
In Habakkuk 2:3, God says to the prophet, "For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay."
The vision waits, but it is hastening, hurrying to the end. It may seem slow, but wait for it, it won't delay in coming. But not in your timing, and not in my timing. Only in God's timing. He knows the right time.