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When The Time Is Right

Sunday May 24, 2020

When troubles show up in our lives, we are right to call out quickly to God and trust that He will hear us and will help us.  The problem is, we often wait until the challenges are way too much for us to handle and then we come to God in a panic.  We expect God’s help in an instant.  When that doesn’t happen, we complain that God doesn’t care about us.
I pray to you, Lord. So when the time is right, answer me and help me with your wonderful love. Don’t let me sink in the mud, but save me from my enemies and from the deep water. Don’t let me be swept away by a flood or drowned in the ocean or swallowed by death. Answer me, Lord! You are kind and good. Pay attention to me! You are truly merciful.  Don’t turn away from me. I am your servant, and I am in trouble. Please hurry and help! Come and save me from my enemies.  (Psalm 69:13-18 CEV)


We are encouraged by our reading from the Bible today to remember that God is kind and good, and His love has no limit.  God pays attention to us when we are in trouble and He promises to rescue us.  The great faith that we need to develop is to trust that “when the time is right” God’s help will be there for us. 


While God truly is kind and quickly responds to many of our requests, only God knows all that needs to be in place before the perfect solution is applied.  We often assume that God’s help should come in the particular way we think we need it, and at the moment we think we need to have it.  It doesn’t always work that way.  God helps us in different ways and at different times than we might desire but, His help is always effective and right on time.

The Lord is good to those who put their hope in him.  He is good to those who look to him. It is good when people wait quietly for the Lord to save them.  (Lamentation 3:25-26 NIRV)



Prayer:  Loving God, Thank You for loving me, hearing my prayers and answering them.  Help me to have faith and continue to put my hope in You while I wait for some answers to come. To know You is to know that You are never slow as some people might think, but are patient to fulfill Your plan for me as You bring the perfect solution at just the right time.  Amen

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