Why do we want the things we want? Why do we act the way we do when we don’t get them? How do we respond to God when we don’t get the things we ask for from Him? We pray and ask God to change our circumstances, to give us things, to heal us or our loved ones. To give us a promotion, to give us our heart’s desire. And He says no, or not yet. Just like a parent who has knowledge and wisdom and experiences the child does not yet have.
God has read the end of the book. He knows how it ends so he knows what is best for us. He knows when to say yes and when to say no, and He knows the right timing. Our job is to trust Him and have faith that He is acting in our best interests.
His timing is always the right time. His decisions are always the right decisions. It only gets messed up when we mess it up. We get impatient, we lose faith, we get disobedient. And then we wonder why God didn’t do for us the way we wanted him to do.
It is because He loves us that He doesn’t always say yes. Just like you parents didn’t always say yes. It didn’t mean they didn’t love you, it just meant that their timing was different than yours. And face it, sometimes we ask for things that we really don’t want or need or are not ready for, and sometimes we ask for things that would hurt us.
Every day a there is a defining moment. And as Kevin Costner said in Tin Cup “When a defining moment comes along, you define the moment or the moment defines you.” That is a chance for us to believe that He is in control and knows what is best for us. And that helps to develop and strengthen our spiritual self image. We get stronger in our faith. We develop strength to stand against the obstacles and distractions and the enemy that is trying to take us out.
Every day we have an opportunity to be obedient, to display our faith through our patience. To trust Him
God WILL give you the desires of your heart…in His good time.
