WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT

When troubles show up in our lives, we are advised to quickly call out to God and trust that He will hear us and 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 the Bible reading above to remember that God is merciful, 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 will come in the way we think we need it and at the time we want to have it.  It does not always work like that.  God may help us in different ways and at different times than we might desire, but His help is effective in every situation and always 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 hearing and answering my prayers and for loving me.  Help me to have faith and to continue to put my hope in You as I wait for some answers to come. To know You is to believe that You are never slow as some people might think but are patient to fulfill Your plan for my life by bringing the perfect solution at just the right time.  Amen