God's Timing

"With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like a day.  The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness.  He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." 

2 Peter 3:8-9

Although this verse is speaking of God's promise to come back and he is not slow to answer that promise, I think it has application in other parts of our lives also.  God's timing is not our timing.  When we feel that God has made a promise to us and he is not answering, we could just be looking to our own timing.

We are a society that wants things instantly and looks for instant gratification.  God doesn't work this way because he sees things differently.  As I think of this passage, I imagine a young child asking their parent for something.  "mommy, mommy, mommy" or "daddy, daddy, daddy."  They want the attention right that moment.  Its like we do the same thing to God.  I am not saying that we should not pray or talk to God about our needs and desires because he does care.  But just as a child will ask over and over and a parent may say not right now, no or I'm not sure, God does the same with us.

As difficult as it is to be patient and wait for God's promises we must.  Sometimes we actually don't have a choice.  What kind of attitude will we chose while we wait?  What type of person will we choose to be and show to others as we wait?  I always have to remind myself that life is not all about me.  A hard concept to accept at times and one that has be continually brought back to mind.

Thought for the Day:  God's timing is different then ours, what attitude will you have while you wait?