Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 (BBE) “But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.” In this passage Jesus was talking specifically about physical needs, house, food & clothing but we see a bigger picture emerging. He said in verse 31 “Then don’t be full of care…” Then in verse 32 “Your Heavenly Father knows what you need”. God cares about you, He has made provision to meet EVERY need that you have and the one thing he doesn’t want you doing is being FULL OF CARE (worried). Trust that Your Heavenly Father knows what you have need of.
But God….I know what I want and I want it now!
If it’s something specific that you are wanting, maybe a new job or career path, ask yourself; are you ready for it? Can you take on this new thing without it destroying you? Trust God to work on the stuff you can’t control. He knows exactly what makes you happy and He wants you to be happy. Ask God to help you. Ask Him go grow you up – to bring you quickly to the place where you’re ready, and then join you to your blessed future.
Stop thinking about what you might be missing. When I first sensed the call to go to Bible School, I was hungry for it. Every day that I had to wait to get there was frustrating. Little did I know, God had a timing in place. When it was finally time to move, EVERYTHING was in place. It was quite easy to make the move.
The truth is that, even though you might be frustrated that things aren’t moving fast enough, the only thing you’re missing is the pain and torment of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Trust God that you are not missing anything good. It’s all just being deferred until later. Ask Him to deal with you bluntly, and then commit yourself to hear….and to DO what you know to do. Focus on you.
God’s desire is for you to be transformed into the person He’s called you to be. He’s able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think according to the power that works in us, so I promise, His vision and dream for you is far bigger than the one you have for yourself.
Don’t be dead set on getting your way. Don’t be married to YOUR plan. Because God sees time from an eternal perspective, He can see what’s coming even when we can’t. It’s important to understand that HIS plan for you is the best possible plan for you. You may want something badly, but make the decision in your heart that you are willing to let your plan go. If you really want God’s will in your life, you will need to get your own agenda out of the way.
Remember to keep God first. There can only be one 1st place in your life. Seek His kingdom first! Then the other stuff will be added unto you.
Yes, God’s timing is the best timing, for everything.