In Ecclessiastes 3, Solomon writes that there is a time for everything. In Acts 17:26 Paul preaches to the Athenians that it is God who determines the times and places of men’s lives. Throughout the entire Old Testament we see the Holy Spirit sovereignly coming upon people and just as sovereignly departing from them. In John 3, Jesus tells that the move of the Holy Spirit is like the wind, no one knows when or from where it comes, rather one must prepare to receive and when the Spirit does move.
The timing of our actions and decisions, therefore, requires attention to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Indeed that should be the first thing on our radar each day as we awaken. “Lord make me attentive. Make me aware of the gentle promptings of Your Spirit. I want to follow You. Lord, please prevent me from from ever, ever asking you to bless my plans. Help me live in the gift of your plans having becoming mine”.
Yes, timing matters. It’s a scary thing to contemplate the possibility of having “missed God”. It’s also a wonderful thing to grow in the ability to hear and follow God’s gentle whisper and then to be able to say, “wow, God really was in this!”.
How patient are you in waiting on God?
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