God's Perfect Timing

God has spoken, but you have not yet seen the fulfillment of the promise. Do you get tired in the waiting? Keep Reading…

Genesis 16:1-2 - Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar; so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her.” Abram agreed to what Sarai said.

Perhaps there are dreams or visions that God has given to you, but it hasn’t happened yet. You wonder if you have heard right. You wonder if there is something more you should be doing.

First, you need to ensure that God has indeed spoken to you. Get confirmation through his Word and through trusted Christian friends. Spend some more time waiting on God in prayer and worship. Clarity will come.

Abram knew clearly that God had spoken about offspring coming from his own body. But it hadn’t happened. And he and Sarai were getting old! Perhaps God needed some help in fulfilling the promise.

Do you ever feel like you need to help God in making a dream or vision come true? In other words, when you’re tired of waiting, do you create your own solutions or timeline? You settle for your own control of the situation and end up with second-best, or worse - disaster.

God was merciful and kept persevering with Abram and Sarai. For their own baby was still to come - Isaac. Even though Sarai laughed at the notion of God's promise being fulfilled at her age of 90, God remained faithful.

Wait for God's word AND God's timing. It is always best.