He Keeps His Promises In His Own Time
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) I have become so used to instant gratification that I think God should answer my prayer as soon as I’ve asked; as if God were some kind of cosmic bellhop. God’s timing is not my timing, but God is never late with an answer. God may say, “I’m not going to give you that, I’m going to give you this because it’s what you need.” Or he may say, “I’m going to give you that, but you have to wait for the right time.” Sometimes, his answer is, “No.” He knows best what I need to sustain my life and to keep me truly happy. If I’m ever tempted to grumble about getting no response from him, I try to remember and be thankful his judgments aren’t instantaneous either. I slip up every day and fall into sin. I don’t want to, I don’t like to, it’s just my fallen nature. If he disciplined me right after every ...