Trusting God's Timing

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790, American scientist, publisher, diplomat)

1 Peter 5:5-7
You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. NASU

Trusting God’s sense of timing relieves us of much tension. Tension is a terrible drain in the life of all in whom it exists. Arthur Roche said that “Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” This is very true, it seems like your energy and focus are lost and wasted by endless heavy weights being dragged about.

Sometimes these are weights carried by our own choosing. We may be anxious to get a task done, or to put certain things behind us, and the stress is overwhelming. It might be trying to move to fast in the fast lane, or the weight of having to “wait” in the slow lane, but tension is dangerous.

God tells us to be subject to one another, to clothe ourselves with humility and relax. He wants us to realize that He does care about us, and He desires what we might think is silly, He wants our anxiety. When in His arms, you know things will happen at the “Proper Time,” and He knows when that time is. As the ole’ Gospel song says, “He may not come when you want Him too, But He’s always right on time…God Bless.
Pastor William