It's the timing of it all

Timing is always something that has boggled my mind. I know that The Lord has specific things that he wants to bring into my life at specific times, but instead of that bringing me comfort, it often times brings me stress. I have always been a person that has a hard time trusting. I'm terrified of making a mistake, so rather than taking a risk, I play it safe. Not in every area of life I suppose. In fact, in a lot of areas I think people would see me as the ultimate risk taker. There are places though, where trust simply doesn't exist. 

Ecclesiastesve  8:6 

For there is a time and a way for everything, although man's trouble lies heavy on him.

I came across this verse this morning and I was blown away by how clearly it defined me. There is a time and place for everything,God knows that time and place. I love God, so really, I should be able to trust the fact that if I love him, no matter what I choose to do or not do, his timing will prevail. Only that's the thing...I don't trust that. I go along with the second part of the verse incredibly well. "Man's trouble lies heavy on him." I worry so much about how the choices of today will affect my tomorrow that I forget to live in today and trust for today.

Psalm 37:3-4 

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

This is a verse that I absolutely love. I try to live by it and sometimes I succeed. Except for the ending. I don't trust that he'll give me the desires of my heart. In fact, most of the time I think that I have to find a way make my desires a reality. Because of that, I jump into things that I know aren't in God's timing for me, hoping they'll work or that he'll magically change his mind and make it his will for my life. How very silly I can be! But I praise the Lord that he is doing a new work in me.

Trust isn't easy. To trust God's timing is even harder. There is no formula for life. Someone else's story can and probably will be completely different than your own.And that's okay. In fact, it's more than okay. Because that means that the Lord God of all creation loves you enough to teach you patience. He cares enough to make you wait for the best he has for you. When we choose to go against that, it's really no surprise that life ends up falling apart and turning into something we didn't anticipate. But when we hold fast to the Lord and to his love, when we trust him, life is more wonderful than we could ever imagine. Life is never easy, neither is trust. But that's where God's undying faithfulness brings together something beautiful.

Romans 8:28

 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who^[a] have been called according to his purpose.