“Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.” James 5:7

God is not limited by time like we are. He always was and he will always be. He has all the time in the world and that is why his timing is perfect and never early or late. He also brings the rain in its season at just the perfect time when the sun is warm enough and the soil is ready. Our timing on the other hand is not his timing. We want it when we want it. But we cannot see the whole picture. When Abram was promised that he would be the father of a nation he was old and it didn’t seem possible but God still took his time. When he speaks something into existence it doesn’t just happen right then because he is using broken people and sometimes people don’t even know him or that he is using something we do or say to work on someone else and it all takes time. Hearts need to be prepared and strengthened for what’s happening. When God told Joseph about the Israelites being held in bondage in Egypt and how he would free them nothing close to that had happened but it was in the works. I’m reading a fascinating book about Israel and Gods people and how he is drawing them through everything they are going through to him. It’s mind boggling. But God speaks things that aren’t as if they are and then they are. Just like that. Well it takes a little while, but you get it. So much is going on behind the scenes that we don’t have any idea of. One day we’ll get to be with God forever and I am looking forward to that day. Whether he comes in the clouds or I go home it will be well worth waiting for. We can trust that God is working in the good, the bad, and the ugly, but when he is done it will be perfect.