The past three weeks God has been reminding me of how important it is to trust in God's timing for our life. At times, God's timing may be not our timing. We have to wait and seek his will and leading for our life. A friend showed me that I God's ways are bigger than ways. God knows what he is doing in these specific waiting periods we face in our life.
Some of the great leaders in ministry had to wait for their time to be used by God. Jesus was tempted by Satan in the wilderness and did not start his ministry until he was 30 years old. Joseph was thrown into the dungeon by his brothers, accused of raping Pharaoh's wife, and mistreated by the cupbearer before he was able to start serving God. Paul spend three years in the desert in Arabia before he started serving God in ministry. He had to go through persecution before God would end up using him in ministry. Lastly, it was not until Moses was 80 years old that God called Moses to lead his people into Egypt.
Pastor Jered reminded me how God used specific times to mold leaders into his image. These leaders had to go through trying times before they could serve God in ministry. Those circumstances molded these leaders so they were ready for the hard times in ministry. Also, he reminded me how these leaders had to wait for God's timing to serve him. Even the greatest of leaders had to wait for God's appointed time, to serve him in ministry.
How are you struggling to wait for God's timing? What are ways in which you need to trust in God's timing and not your timing? Observe the ways in which you are striving for your will and not God's will for your life. Pray about specific ways you can train yourself to trust in God's plans for your life. Lastly, remind yourself that God is in control and he is still working in the waiting.
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