Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. God took me by surprise this morning and He dusted the farm with snow; as if to say “I’m not finished with winter yet”. No matter how much wishing I do for the Spring, He’s the ultimate Authority for when it arrives, and His timing is always perfect. So, as I met with Him this morning, my heart considered those things I “wish” for and I was filled with Peace because of this simple reminder…He IS the ultimate Authority and His timing IS always Perfect. Isn’t that the way you look at the Timing of His Plans for your life too?
It’s so easy to think like a child and to want what we want when we want it. Sometimes it can feel like we’re left out in the dark to suffer while we wait for Him to set the Plans in Motion. But His Plans are always in Motion; even when we don’t see any sign of them, and even when our heart hurts in the waiting. Once in a while He’ll provide a sweet reminder that He’s the Authority over all, just the like the dusting of snow this morning. And sometimes it gets so quiet while we wait on Him that the heart can become downcast in the process. But as surely as the sun rises, and as surely as there are stars in the sky; His Plans are in Motion and He has our best interest in Mind…ALWAYS. David said “I waited patiently on the Lord and He turned to me and heard my cry” and I can’t help but wonder if He’s pleased with us when we are able to “wait patiently”. When we embrace His Authority, and we’re consumed with Love; it’s much easier to be patient until He “turns to us” and “hears our cry”, because we are CONFIDENT that just because we don’t see the Plans in Motion; they are. This is the Key to Trust.
I’ve “waited patiently on the Lord” for many things in my Life. Sometimes I’ve waited for a short season and He revealed His Plans in Good time. But there are a few things that I’ve been waiting patiently for for years, and when I cry out to Him to consider me; I know that He hears “my cry”. But I also know that no amount of reminding Him about the time it’s taking to fulfill what I know is Destined to be will rush things along in my Life. He’s the ultimate Authority and His Timing is always Perfect and one day soon He’ll pull back the curtain of my Life and behind it will be the Perfect Plan, in the Perfect Time “produced by” the Ultimate Authority of my Life.
How about you?
My Front Porch 